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strontian definition

stron·tian (-s̸hən, -s̸hē ən)

noun

strontium, esp. in the form of a compound

Etymology: after Strontian, Scotland, in whose lead mines it was first found

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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