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Strontia

strontia

(Science: chemistry) An earth of a white colour resembling lime in appearance, and baryta in many of its properties. It is an oxide of the metal strontium.

Origin: NL. Strontia, fr. Strontian, in Argyleshire, Scotland, where strontianite was first found.


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