strontianite

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/stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/

noun

A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO₃, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium.

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Meanings

nounstrontianite (usually uncountable, plural strontianites)

plural strontianites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO₃, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium.

Origin

From Strontian (“a place in Scotland where it was discovered”) + -ite. Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Charles Hope in 1791.

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Translations

Finnish strontianiitti
  • strontianiittia mineral, strontium carbonate
French strontianite
  • strontianitea mineral, strontium carbonate
German Strontianit
  • Strontianita mineral, strontium carbonate
Italian stronzianite
  • stronzianitea mineral, strontium carbonate
Portuguese estroncianita
  • estroncianitaa mineral, strontium carbonate
Spanish estroncianita
  • estroncianitaa mineral, strontium carbonate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

strontianite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strontianite

MLA

“strontianite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strontianite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strontianite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strontianite.

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