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strontian
[ stron-shee-uhn, -shuhn ]
strontian
/ ˈstrɒntɪən /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strontian1
1780–90; short for Strontian earth mineral first found in Strontian parish, Argyllshire, Scotland
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strontian1
C18: named after a parish in Argyll, where it was discovered
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Example Sentences
Then the hopelessness of his position burst upon him like a red strontian fire.
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It was enveloped by the limestone which abounds in cavities filled with crystals of strontian and dog-tooth spar.
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She never uses high tints and strontian lights to astonish lookers-on.
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Shellac may be melted with nitrate of strontian, in the same way.
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I suppose you have not heard of the discovery of the native sulphate of strontian in England.
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