Definition of strontium in English:

strontium

noun ˈstrɒntɪəmˈstrɒnʃ(ɪ)əm

mass noun

The chemical element of atomic number 38, a soft silver-white metal of the alkaline earth series.
The salts of strontium are used in fireworks and flares because they give a brilliant red light. The radioactive isotope strontium-90 is a particularly dangerous component of nuclear fallout as it can become concentrated in bones and teeth
Example sentencesExamples
- The Scottish village is Strontia and the element is the alkaline earth metal strontium.
- Because of its chemical closeness to calcium, strontium can comfortably replace the lighter element in enamel, dentin, and bone.
- ARS developed methods using calcium to remove strontium - 90 radioactivity from wheat and milk in 1962.
- The scattering response of the system is not identical for calcium and strontium.
- Plants incorporate strontium in place of calcium but the amount is determined by the relative abundance of these elements in the soil.

Origin

Early 19th century: from strontia + -ium.

Definition of strontium in US English:

strontium

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 38, a soft silver-white metal of the alkaline earth series.
The salts of strontium are used in fireworks and flares because they give a brilliant red light. The radioactive isotope strontium-90 is a particularly dangerous component of nuclear fallout as it can become concentrated in bones and teeth
Example sentencesExamples
- The scattering response of the system is not identical for calcium and strontium.
- ARS developed methods using calcium to remove strontium - 90 radioactivity from wheat and milk in 1962.
- Because of its chemical closeness to calcium, strontium can comfortably replace the lighter element in enamel, dentin, and bone.
- The Scottish village is Strontia and the element is the alkaline earth metal strontium.
- Plants incorporate strontium in place of calcium but the amount is determined by the relative abundance of these elements in the soil.

Origin

Early 19th century: from strontia + -ium.

单词	strontium
释义	Definition of strontium in English: strontium noun ˈstrɒntɪəmˈstrɒnʃ(ɪ)əm mass noun The chemical element of atomic number 38, a soft silver-white metal of the alkaline earth series. The salts of strontium are used in fireworks and flares because they give a brilliant red light. The radioactive isotope strontium-90 is a particularly dangerous component of nuclear fallout as it can become concentrated in bones and teeth Example sentencesExamples The Scottish village is Strontia and the element is the alkaline earth metal strontium. Because of its chemical closeness to calcium, strontium can comfortably replace the lighter element in enamel, dentin, and bone. ARS developed methods using calcium to remove strontium - 90 radioactivity from wheat and milk in 1962. The scattering response of the system is not identical for calcium and strontium. Plants incorporate strontium in place of calcium but the amount is determined by the relative abundance of these elements in the soil. Origin Early 19th century: from strontia + -ium. Definition of strontium in US English: strontium noun The chemical element of atomic number 38, a soft silver-white metal of the alkaline earth series. The salts of strontium are used in fireworks and flares because they give a brilliant red light. The radioactive isotope strontium-90 is a particularly dangerous component of nuclear fallout as it can become concentrated in bones and teeth Example sentencesExamples The scattering response of the system is not identical for calcium and strontium. ARS developed methods using calcium to remove strontium - 90 radioactivity from wheat and milk in 1962. Because of its chemical closeness to calcium, strontium can comfortably replace the lighter element in enamel, dentin, and bone. The Scottish village is Strontia and the element is the alkaline earth metal strontium. Plants incorporate strontium in place of calcium but the amount is determined by the relative abundance of these elements in the soil. Origin Early 19th century: from strontia + -ium.
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