Definitions for strontium
ˈstrɒn ʃi əm, -ʃəm, -ti əmstron·tium

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1. strontium, Sr, atomic number 38noun

   a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite

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1. strontiumnoun

   a metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38.

2. Etymology: From the name of the Scottish town Strontian

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1. Strontium

   Strontium is the chemical element with the symbol Sr and atomic number 38. An alkaline earth metal, strontium is a soft silver-white yellowish metallic element that is highly chemically reactive. The metal forms a dark oxide layer when it is exposed to air. Strontium has physical and chemical properties similar to those of its two vertical neighbors in the periodic table, calcium and barium. It occurs naturally mainly in the minerals celestine and strontianite, and is mostly mined from these. Both strontium and strontianite are named after Strontian, a village in Scotland near which the mineral was discovered in 1790 by Adair Crawford and William Cruickshank; it was identified as a new element the next year from its crimson-red flame test color. Strontium was first isolated as a metal in 1808 by Humphry Davy using the then newly discovered process of electrolysis. During the 19th century, strontium was mostly used in the production of sugar from sugar beets (see strontian process). At the peak of production of television cathode-ray tubes, as much as 75% of strontium consumption in the United States was used for the faceplate glass. With the replacement of cathode-ray tubes with other display methods, consumption of strontium has dramatically declined.While natural strontium (which is mostly the isotope strontium-88) is stable, the synthetic strontium-90 is radioactive and is one of the most dangerous components of nuclear fallout, as strontium is absorbed by the body in a similar manner to calcium. Natural stable strontium, on the other hand, is not hazardous to health.

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1. strontium

   Strontium is a chemical element with the symbol Sr and atomic number 38. It is a soft, silver-white, alkaline earth metal that occurs naturally in minerals and ocean water and can also be artificially produced through nuclear reactions. Strontium is used in a variety of applications, including fireworks, cathode ray tubes, ferroalloys, and certain types of batteries. It is also used in medical applications such as radiographic imaging and treatment for certain bone conditions. Note that one of its isotopes, strontium-90, is a high yield waste product of nuclear reactors and is highly radioactive.

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1. Strontiumnoun

   a metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr. Atomic weight 87.3

2. Strontiumnoun

   a radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years

3. Etymology: [NL. See Strontia.]

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1. Strontium

   Strontium is a chemical element with symbol Sr and atomic number 38. An alkaline earth metal, strontium is a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element that is highly reactive chemically. The metal turns yellow when exposed to air. Strontium has physical and chemical properties similar to its two neighbors calcium and barium. It occurs naturally in the minerals celestine and strontianite. While natural strontium is stable, the synthetic 90Sr isotope is present in radioactive fallout and has a half-life of 28.90 years. Both strontium and strontianite are named after Strontian, a village in Scotland near which the mineral was first discovered in 1790 by Adair Crawford and William Cruickshank. The production of sugar from sugar beet was in the 19th century the largest application. Strontium compounds are today mostly used for the production of cathode ray tubes. The displacement of cathode ray tubes by other display methods in television sets is changing the overall consumption.

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1. Strontium

   stron′shi-um, n. a yellowish, ductile, malleable metal somewhat harder than lead, existing as a carbonate in the mineral Strontianite (first found in 1790 near Strontian in Argyllshire), and as a sulphate in the mineral known as Celestine.—ns. Stron′tia, the oxide of strontium—also Stron′tian; Stron′tianite, carbonate of strontia.

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1. Strontium

   An element of the alkaline earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Sr, atomic number 38, and atomic weight 87.62.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of strontium in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of strontium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of strontium in a Sentence

1. Rasmus Andreasen:

   We felt it odd that the maps of strontium distributions on which these conclusions were based show no resemblance to the underlying geology, we set out to test if modern-day farming could be the reason that the natural strontium variations were obscured.

2. Rasmus Andreasen:

   In areas with farming, one should be very careful when using strontium isotopes to trace the origin and movement of prehistoric people.

3. Christophe Snoeck:

   When it comes to light chemical elements( such as carbon and oxygen), these are heavily altered but for heavier elements such as strontium no alteration was observed, on the contrary, thanks to the high temperatures reached, the structure of the bone is modified and making the bone resistant to post-mortem exchanges with burial soil.

4. Chris Stantis:

   Strontium enters our bodies primarily through the food we eat, it readily replaces calcium, as its a similar atomic radius. This is the same way lead enters our skeletal system; although, while lead is dangerous, strontium is not.

5. Steve Allen, from the Question Man segment on the Steve Allen Show:

   A: Strontium 90, Carbon 14 Q: What was the score of the last Strontium / Carbon game?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=strontium
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Strontium
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strontium
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strontium
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=strontium
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=strontium