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STRONTIANITE

Dictionary entry overview: What does strontianite mean?

• STRONTIANITE (noun)
The noun STRONTIANITE has 1 sense:

1. a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate

Familiarity information: STRONTIANITE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• STRONTIANITE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A mineral consisting of strontium carbonate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("strontianite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "strontianite"):

atomic number 38; Sr; strontium (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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