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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
strontium /ˈstrɒntɪəm, ˈstrɒnʃ(ɪ)əm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 38, a soft silver-white metal of the alkaline earth series. (Symbol: Sr)

– origin C19: from strontia + -ium.

'strontium' also found in these Oxford entries:

alkaline earth - Sr - strontia

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