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strontium.

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

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noun/ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm//ˈstrɒn.ʃi.əm/
  1. The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

    uncountable · usually
  2. A single atom of this element.

    countable · usually
Where this word comes from

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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