strontium
noun
stron·tium ˈsträn(t)-sh(ē-)əm 
ˈsträn-tē-əm
: 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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This reservoir is constantly loaded with strontium atoms, the researchers noted in their paper. 
Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 June 2022 The baryte group also includes celestite, or strontium-sulfate, used to produced purple fireworks. David Bressan, Forbes, 4 July 2021 As herbivorous dinosaurs digested ferns and conifers, for example, isotopes of oxygen, carbon and strontium from those plants accumulated in different proportions. Riley Black, Scientific American, 21 June 2022 Looking for oxygen and strontium isotopes within mastodon tusks is revealing some of that insight. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 June 2022 Older rock formations including granite are found to have more strontium than younger rocks like basalt, and this is reflected in the vegetation that grows around them. Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022 The particles were not enriched with calcium and strontium, which would be present if the particles were from Earth. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2022 Using chemical analysis on the teeth, the researchers will try to determine if the people lived in Africa before coming to the U.S. Elements such as calcium and strontium in food are incorporated into the teeth and bones. CBS News, 11 Apr. 2022 The elements strontium and lithium will produce red light. David Bressan, Forbes, 4 July 2021 See More
Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 23 June 2022 The baryte group also includes celestite, or strontium-sulfate, used to produced purple fireworks. David Bressan, Forbes, 4 July 2021 As herbivorous dinosaurs digested ferns and conifers, for example, isotopes of oxygen, carbon and strontium from those plants accumulated in different proportions. Riley Black, Scientific American, 21 June 2022 Looking for oxygen and strontium isotopes within mastodon tusks is revealing some of that insight. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 June 2022 Older rock formations including granite are found to have more strontium than younger rocks like basalt, and this is reflected in the vegetation that grows around them. Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022 The particles were not enriched with calcium and strontium, which would be present if the particles were from Earth. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2022 Using chemical analysis on the teeth, the researchers will try to determine if the people lived in Africa before coming to the U.S. Elements such as calcium and strontium in food are incorporated into the teeth and bones. CBS News, 11 Apr. 2022 The elements strontium and lithium will produce red light. David Bressan, Forbes, 4 July 2021 See More 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
Medical Definition
strontium
noun
stron·tium ˈsträn-ch(ē-)əm ˈstränt-ē-əm
ˈstränt-ē-əm : 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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