Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun strontium

1 sense of strontium

Sense 1
strontium, Sr, atomic number 38 -- (a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)