STRONTIAN, noun [from strontian in Argyleshire, where it was first found.] An earth which, when pure and dry, is perfectly white, and resembles baryte in many of its properties. It is a compound of oxygen and a base to which is given the name strontium, in the proportion of 16 per cent. of the former, to 84 per cent. of the latter.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.