Lithium

See also lithium

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Chemical element
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Schematische Ansicht von Lithium — Schematic view of lithium. (1)

Etymology

From New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (lithos, “stone”) as this element was the first alkali metal to be found in stones instead of plants

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈliːti̯ʊm], [ˈliːtsiʊm]

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Noun

Lithium n (genitive Lithiums, no plural)

1. lithium; the chemical element and lightest alkali metal with the atomic number 3

   Lithiumbatterie — lithium battery

   Lithiumion — lithium ion

Declension

declension of Lithium

n gender	article	noun
nominative	das	Lithium
genitive	des	Lithiums
dative	dem	Lithium
accusative	das	Lithium

Hypernyms

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• Alkalimetall n
• chemisches Element n
• Metall n

Derived terms

Derived terms

Lithiumbatterie f Lithiumion n

Lithiumsalz n

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Lithium ? (uncountable)

1. lithium