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strontianite

/stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
stron-tian-ite
IPA
/stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO₃, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Strontian (“a place in Scotland where it was discovered”) + -ite. Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Charles Hope in 1791.

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Inflected Forms

strontianites (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce strontianite?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/.
What does strontianite mean?
A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO₃, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium.
Where does strontianite come from?
From Strontian (“a place in Scotland where it was discovered”) + -ite. Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Charles Hope in 1791.

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