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Definition of: strontium
(stron′shē·əm, -shəm, -tē·əm) noun
A hard yellowish metallic element (symbol Sr, atomic number 38) of the alkaline earth group, usually occurring with barium and never in the free state. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<NL, from Strontian, Argyll, Scotland, where first discovered]
—stron′tic (-tik) adjective
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