: a soft malleable ductile metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination and used especially in color TV tubes, in crimson fireworks, and in the production of some ferrites see Chemical Elements Table

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Whether its lead from old buildings, arsenic from contaminated food or strontium fallout from a nuclear explosion, heavy metals that enter the body pose a serious health threat. Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 The team used the same strontium isotopes that were used to date the DNA samples to get a better understanding of the diversity and origins of Pompeii’s residents. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024 That makes its states easier to manipulate and easier to measure compared to strontium’s more complicated atomic structure. Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 In May Schumm’s team shipped the thorium crystals to the Boulder lab running the ultracold strontium clock. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for strontium 

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from strontia strontium oxide, from obsolete English strontian, from Strontian, village in Scotland

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of strontium was in 1808

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“Strontium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strontium. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

strontium

noun
stron·​tium ˈsträn-ch(ē-)əm How to pronounce strontium (audio)
ˈstränt-ē-əm
: a soft metallic element that can be hammered and shaped, occurs only in combination, and is used in color TV picture tubes and red fireworks see element

Medical Definition

strontium

noun
: a soft malleable ductile bivalent metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination
symbol Sr
see Chemical Elements Table

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