strontian

stron·ti·an

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stron-shee-uh n, -shuh n]
- /ˈstrɒn ʃi ən, -ʃən/
- /strˈɒnʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stron-shee-uh n, -shuh n]
- /ˈstrɒn ʃi ən, -ʃən/

Definitions of strontian word

abbreviation STRONTIAN strontianite. 1
abbreviation STRONTIAN strontia. 1
abbreviation STRONTIAN strontium. 1
noun strontian strontium, esp. in the form of a compound 0

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Origin of strontian

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

1780-90; short for Strontian earth mineral first found in Strontian parish, Argyllshire, Scotland

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Parts of speech for Strontian

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Strontian

strontian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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