— strontic /stron"tik/ , adj.
/stron"shee euhm, -sheuhm, -tee euhm/ , 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.
[ 1800-10; STRONT(IA) + -IUM ]