strontium

Meaning

  1. The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
  2. A single atom of this element.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/
Etymology

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.

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