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stron•ti•um



Pronunciation: (stron'shē-um, -shum, -tē-um), [key]
—n. Chem.
a bivalent, metallic element whose compounds resemble those of calcium, found in nature only in the combined state, as in strontianite: used in fireworks, flares, and tracer bullets. Symbol: Sr; at. wt.: 87.62; at. no.: 38; sp. gr.: 2.6.

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strontianitestrontium 90
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