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Strontia.

Strontium carbonate, a mineral of a white, greenish, or yellowish color, usually occurring in fibrous massive forms, but sometimes in prismatic crystals.

Of or pertaining to strontium; containing, or designating the compounds of, strontium.

Strontic.

c element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr. Atomic weight 87.3. A radioactive…

oth which is placed over the top of an altar, and often hangs down a few inches over the frontal.

Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur. White- fronted goose (Zoöl.), the white brant, or snow goose. See Snow goose, under Snow.

The instep or front of the tarsus.

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

In the van or front.

The front edge (in direction of motion) of a supporting surface; -- contr. with following edge, which is the rear edge.

Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass. Afore the mast, among the common sailors; -- a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers.

In or to the front; in advance; onward. The island bore but a little ahead of us. Fielding.

Pinched with hunger; very hungry. C. Bronté.

ving the properties of an alkali. Alkaline earths, certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies. -- Alkaline metals, potassium, sodium, cæsium, lithium, rubidium. -- Alkaline reaction, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric,…

A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.

Being before, or in front. [R.] J. Fleming.

One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.] My antecedent, or my gentleman usher. Massinger.

An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.

The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal. Smollett.