litijs

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Latvian

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 litijs on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

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From New Latin lithium, from lithia (in reference to Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, stone)) + -ium, a name created in 1818 by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius (in Latvian: Jenss Jākobs Bercēliuss) to stress this metal's mineral origin, unlike other previously known alkalis of vegetable origin.

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Noun

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Chemical element
Li
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litijs m (1st declension)

  1. lithium (chemical element, atomic number 3)
    litija savienojumilithium compounds
    litija tvaikilithium vapors

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