n.
Pronunciation: ' strän(t)-sh( ē -) ə m, ' strän-t ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from strontia strontium oxide, from obsolete English strontian, from Strontian, village in Scotland
Date: 1808
: a soft malleable ductile metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination and used especially in color TV tubes, in crimson fireworks, and in the production of some ferrites ― see ELEMENT table