Strontia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Strontia \Stron"ti*a\, n. [NL. strontia, fr. Strontian, in
     Argyleshire, Scotland, where strontianite was first found.]
     (Chem.)
     An earth of a white color resembling lime in appearance, and
     baryta in many of its properties. It is an oxide of the metal
     strontium.


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