Associations to the word «Strontian»
Wiktionary
STRONTIAN, proper noun. A small village in Scotland that gives its name to the element strontium and the mineral strontianite which was discovered there
STRONTIAN, adjective. (mineralogy) Describing minerals containing strontium
STRONTIAN, noun. (mineral) A mineral containing strontium.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.