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strontic

  • a word derived from strontium.
    strontium
    noun
    a bivalent, metallic element whose compounds resemble those of calcium, found in nature only in the combined state, as in strontianite: used in fireworks, flares, and tracer bullets. Sr; 87.62; 38; 2.6.

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Other alkalies are calcic hydroxide or slaked lime, a solution of which in water is known as lime-water; baric hydroxide and strontic hydroxide, derived from the metals barium and strontium.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

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