Lithium

See also: lithium

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Lithium

1. A village in Missouri.

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German

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

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin lithium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) as this element was the first alkali metal to be found in stones instead of plants

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [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

Hypernyms

• Alkalimetall n
• chemisches Element n
• Metall n

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Lithiumbatterie f
• Lithiumion n
• Lithiumperchlorat n
• Lithiumphosphat n
• Lithiumsalz n

• Lithiumstearat n
• Lithiumsulfat n
• Lithiumtetraborat n
• Lithiumtritid n

Further reading

• “Lithium” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Lithium ? (uncountable)

1. lithium