What does "lithia" mean?

Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.

What is a synonym for "lithia"?

Common synonyms include: lithium oxide, lithium oxide.

Lithia

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Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass. uncountable, usually
"1839, Lithium, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 14, page 43, These substances contain from about five to nearly ten per cent. of lithia in combination with silica, from which it is best separated by the following process of Berzelius: […] ."

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lithium oxide lithium oxide

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"1839, Lithium, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 14, page 43, These substances contain from about five to nearly ten per cent. of lithia in combination with silica, from which it is best separated by the following process of Berzelius: […] ."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone”), apparently because it is found only in minerals; discovered 1817 by Johan August Arfwedson.

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