Definition of strontia in English:
strontia
noun ˈstrɒnʃ(ɪ)əˈstrɑnʃ(i)ə
mass nounChemistry Strontium oxide, a white solid resembling quicklime.
Chemical formula: SrO
Example sentencesExamples
- Nearly two decades later, Davy showed that strontia was a compound of a metal and oxygen, a metal to which the name strontium was then given.
- The correctness of the rate of solubility of the strontia carbonate as given by Bineau is thus confirmed.
- Baryta, lime, and strontia behave in the same way.
Origin
Early 19th century: from earlier strontian, denoting native strontium carbonate from Strontian, a parish in the Highland region of Scotland, where it was discovered.
Definition of strontia in US English:
strontia
nounˈstrɑnʃ(i)əˈstränSH(ē)ə
Chemistry Strontium oxide, a white solid resembling quicklime.
Chemical formula: SrO
Example sentencesExamples
- Baryta, lime, and strontia behave in the same way.
- Nearly two decades later, Davy showed that strontia was a compound of a metal and oxygen, a metal to which the name strontium was then given.
- The correctness of the rate of solubility of the strontia carbonate as given by Bineau is thus confirmed.
Origin
Early 19th century: from earlier strontian, denoting native strontium carbonate from Strontian, a parish in the Highland region of Scotland, where it was discovered.