Look up: strontium

1. strontium
   [n] - a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group
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2. Strontium
   Strontium is a soft white metal which can be obtained by the high temperature reduction of SrO by Al, or by the electrolysis of the fused halide (a technique which can be used for the alkali group of metals). It has an abundance in the earth`s crust of 370 ppm and is found naturally in celestine (st...
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3. Strontium
   (Metastron, Sr89) A radioactive isotope used to treat bone cancer. A small dose is injected into the body. It finds it way into the bones where it delivers a high local dose of radiotherapy.
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4. Strontium
   Strontium: An earth element and metal with atomic no. 38, atomic wt. 87.62 that is used in a radioactive form for imaging tests and as a treatment for cancer. First detected in lead mines near Strontian, Scotland, strontium is present in water and food and, in trace amounts, the human skeleton.
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5. strontium
   chemical element:atomic number 38 Category: Chemistry
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6. Strontium
   Stron'ti·um noun [ New Latin See Strontia .] (Chemistry) A metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable b...
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7. strontium
   <chemistry> A metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to colour pyrotechnic flames re...
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8. strontium
   Sr noun a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
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9. strontium
   (Sr) (stron´she-әm) a chemical element, atomic number 38, atomic weight 87.62. strontium 89 a radioactive isotope of strontium having a half-life of 50.55 days and decaying by beta emission. It is used in the form of the chloride as a radiation source...
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10. Strontium
    • (n.) A radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years. • (n.) A metallic element of the calcium gro...
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11. strontium
    chemical element, one of the alkaline-earth metals of main Group IIa of the periodic table. It is used as an ingredient in red signal flares and is ... [7 related articles]
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12. strontium
    strontium (stron'shēum) [from Strontian, a Scottish town], a metallic chemical element; symbol Sr; at. no. 38; at. wt. 87.62; m.p. 769°C; b.p. 1,384°C; sp. gr. 2.6 at 20°C; valence +2. Strontium is a soft, silver-yellow metal with three allotropic crystalline forms (see allotro...
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13. Strontium
    Strontium is a metal element with the symbol Sr of the alkaline-earth group. It is found mainly in celestine and strontianite. It is a hard yellowish metal which acts on water releasing the hydrogen.
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14. strontium
    (Sr) Type: Term Pronunciation: stron′shē-ŭm Definitions: 1. A metallic element, atomic no. 38, atomic wt. 87.62; one of the alkaline earth series and similar to calcium in chemical and biologic properties. Various salts of strontium are used therapeutically for their anions; strontium bromide, iodide, lactate. &...
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15. strontium
    Soft, ductile, pale-yellow, metallic element, atomic number 38, relative atomic mass 87.62. It is one of the alkaline-earth metals, widely distributed in small quantities only as a sulphate or carbonate. Strontium salts burn with a red flame and are used in fireworks and signal flares. The radioactive isotopes Sr-89 and Sr-90 (half&...
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16. strontium
    A metal often used in a radioactive form for imaging tests and in the treatment of cancer.
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