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Lithium

//ˈlɪθi.əm// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An inactive village in Perry County, Missouri.
Noun
  1. 1
    The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal. uncountable

    "The importance of lithium-ion batteries makes lithium a potentially strategic natural resource."

  2. 2
    a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals wordnet
  3. 3
    A single atom of this element. countable
  4. 4
    Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used as a mood stabiliser to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders. uncountable

    "It seems like his moods are better since he started taking lithium."

  5. 5
    A lithium battery. countable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + -ium.

Etymology 2

From one of the place's two natural mineral springs containing lithium salts.

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