Strontian

See also: strontian

English

Etymology

Place name is from Scottish Gaelic Sròn an t-Sìthein, "nose of the fairy hill", said to be inhabited by the mythological sìdhe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /stɹɒnˈtiːən/

Proper noun

Strontian

  1. A small village in Scotland that gives its name to the element strontium and the mineral strontianite which was discovered there

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