strontium

  1. (uncountable, usually) The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
  2. (countable, usually) 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.

atomic number 38

stront

στρόντιο

سترانشيوم

سترونتيوم

stronsiyûm

estronci

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