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STRONTIUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite

Synonyms:

atomic number 38; Sr; strontium

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("strontium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strontium"):

strontium 90 (a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions; can be assimilated like calcium into bones)

Holonyms ("strontium" is a substance of...):

celestite (a mineral consisting of strontium sulphate)

strontianite (a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate)

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