strontium
/ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/
strontium noun: the metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
Noun
strontium (usually uncountable, plural strontiums)
- The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
- A single atom of this element.
strontium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati and Tagalog
strontium in Hindi
- chemical element
- शोणातु śoṇātu
strontium in Tamil
- chemical element
- சிதறியம் citaṟiyam, ஸ்ட்ரோண்டியம் sṭrōṇṭiyam
strontium in Gujarati
- strontium
- શોણાતુ śoṇātu
strontium in Tagalog
- chemical element
- estronsiyo
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- strontium in Arabic
- إِسْتُرُنْتِيُوم ʔisturuntiyūm
- strontium in Malay
- strontium
- strontium in Persian
- استرونسیم estronsyom
- strontium in Thai
- สทรอนเชียม sathronchiam
Forms of strontium
| plural | strontiums |
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Origin of strontium
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.
Words formed from strontium
- bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide
- distrontium
- nonastrontium
- organostrontium
- pentastrontium
- proto-strontium
- radiostrontium
- rubidium-strontium
- strontane
- strontian
- strontic
- strontiferous
- strontium-90
- strontium aluminate
- strontium chloride
- strontium chloride hexahydrate
- strontium hydroxide
- strontium nitrate
- strontium nitride
- strontium oxide
- strontium platinocyanide
- strontium ranelate
- strontium titanate
- strontium unit
- strontium yellow
- tetrastrontium
- tristrontium
Phrases with strontium
Questions about strontium
- What does strontium mean?
- Strontium means the metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
- What is strontium in Hindi?
- Strontium in Hindi is शोणातु (śoṇātu). See Strontium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is strontium?
- Strontium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce strontium?
- Strontium is pronounced /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/.
- What is the plural of strontium?
- The plural of strontium is strontiums.
Words near strontium in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: strontium (page history and authors); શોણાતુ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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