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Strontium

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(1):

(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.

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(n.) 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 color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr. Atomic weight 87.3.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Strontium'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/strontium.html. 1828.
 
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