"strontianite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stɹɒnˈtiːəˌnaɪt/ Forms: strontianites [plural]
Etymology: From Strontian (“a place in Scotland where it was discovered”) + -ite. Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Charles Hope in 1791. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Strontian|-ite|t1=a place in Scotland where it was discovered}} Strontian (“a place in Scotland where it was discovered”) + -ite, {{coin|en|Thomas Charles Hope|in=1791|nat=Scottish|nobycat=1|occ=chemist}} Coined by Scottish chemist Thomas Charles Hope in 1791 Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} strontianite (usually uncountable, plural strontianites)
  1. (mineralogy) A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO₃, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium. Wikipedia link: strontianite Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Minerals, Strontium Translations (a mineral, strontium carbonate): strontianiitti (Finnish), strontianite [feminine] (French), Strontianit [masculine] (German), stronzianite [feminine] (Italian), estroncianita [feminine] (Portuguese), estroncianita [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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