Where does “nonastrontium” come from?

nonastrontium (English) comes from English strontium, from Scots Strontian.

nonastrontium (English): Nine strontium atoms or cations in a molecule (Sr9)

Definitions

  1. Nine strontium atoms or cations in a molecule (Sr9)

Ancestry of “nonastrontium”, step by step

nonastrontium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English strontium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrontiumThe metallic chemical element with an atomic...
2ScotsStrontian

via English Nona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNonaThe youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho
Every word from Scots Strontian
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