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noun
A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO3, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mineral
History
From Strontian (“a place in Scotland where it was discovered”) + -ite. Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Charles Hope in 1791.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
