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Clipping of three of its component elements: sodium (Na), strontium, and phosphorus + -ite
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Today it means: An isometric-tetartoidal colorless mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium. Full definition →
Clipping of three of its component elements: sodium (Na), strontium, and phosphorus + -ite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.