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strontian

/stɹɒnˈtiːən/

strontian adjective: containing strontium.

Adjective

strontian (comparative more strontian, superlative most strontian)

  1. Containing strontium.

Noun

strontian (plural strontians)

  1. A mineral containing strontium.

Proper noun capitalized: Strontian

Strontian

  1. A small village in Highland council area, Scotland, that gives its name to the element strontium and the mineral strontianite which were discovered there (OS grid ref NM8161).
  2. The Strontian River, a short river in Highland council area, that flows through the village to Loch Sunart.

Forms of strontian

Adjective
comparativemore strontian
superlativemost strontian
Noun
pluralstrontians

Origin of strontian

From strontium + -ian.

Place name is from Scottish Gaelic Sròn an t-Sìthein, "nose of the fairy hill", said to be inhabited by the mythological sìdhe.

Words formed from strontian

Questions about strontian

What does strontian mean?
Strontian means containing strontium.
What part of speech is strontian?
Strontian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce strontian?
Strontian is pronounced /stɹɒnˈtiːən/.

Words near strontian in the dictionary

  1. stronker
  2. stronkest
  3. stronks
  4. Stronsay
  5. strontia
  6. strontian
  7. strontianiferous
  8. strontianite
  9. strontianites
  10. strontians
  11. strontic

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