lithium
See also: Lithium
English
Chemical element | |
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Li | |
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "NL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. lithium, from lithia (in reference to Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”)) + -ium.
Pronunciation
Noun
lithium (countable and uncountable, plural lithiums)
- (uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal.
- 2019, George Monbiot, Cars are killing us. Within 10 years, we must phase them out in the Guardian.
- Already, beautiful places are being wrecked by an electric vehicle resource rush. Lithium mining, for example, is now poisoning rivers and depleting groundwater from Tibet to Bolivia.
- 2019, George Monbiot, Cars are killing us. Within 10 years, we must phase them out in the Guardian.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
- (pharmacology, uncountable) Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders.
- A lithium battery.
Derived terms
terms derived from "lithium"
- butyllithium
- dilithium
- lithium-6
- lithium-7
- lithium acetate
- lithium aluminium hydride
- lithium battery
- lithium bromide
- lithium carbonate
- lithium chloride
- lithium citrate
- lithium deuteride
- lithium diisopropylamide
- lithium-drifted silicon detector
- lithium economy
- lithium fluoride
- lithium hydride
- lithium hydroxide
- lithium iodide
- lithium ion battery
- lithium naphthalide
- lithium niobate
- lithium nitrate
- lithium nitride
- lithium orotate
- lithium oxide
- lithium oxybutyrate
- lithium perchlorate
- lithium soap
- lithium stearate
- lithium sulfate, lithium sulphate
- lithium sulfide, lithium sulphide
- lithium tantalate
- lithium triborate
- methyllithium
- organolithium
- paralithium
- phenyllithium
- trilithium
- vinyllithium
- yttrium lithium fluoride
Related terms
terms related to "lithium"
Translations
chemical element
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treatment for mental disorders
References
- Lithium on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Czech
Noun
lithium n
Danish
Noun
lithium
- Alternative spelling of litium
- 2015, Peter C. Gøtzsche, Dødelig psykiatri og organiseret fornægtelse, Art People →ISBN
- Lithium er meget giftigt, og dets serumkoncentration skal overvåges.
- 2006, Bogen Om Grundstofferne, Gyldendal Uddannelse →ISBN, page 16
- Batteriet i pacemakeren indeholder i de fleste tilfælde grundstoffet lithium.
- 1862, Tidsskrift for physik og chemi samt disse videnskabers anvendelse, page 6
- Idet nu Kalium , Lithium og Barium efterhaanden forflygtigedes, forsvandt deres Farvelinier i den angivne Rækkefølge , ...
- 2015, Peter C. Gøtzsche, Dødelig psykiatri og organiseret fornægtelse, Art People →ISBN
Dutch
Chemical element | |
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Li | |
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Etymology
Ultimately from Swedish litium.
Pronunciation
Noun
lithium n (uncountable)
- lithium [from mid-19th c.]
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
lithium m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “lithium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
lithium (uncountable)
Latin
Chemical element | |
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Li | |
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈli.tʰi.um/, [ˈlʲɪt̪ʰiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.ti.um/, [ˈliːt̪ium]
Noun
lithium n (genitive lithiī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | lithium | lithia |
Genitive | lithiī | lithiōrum |
Dative | lithiō | lithiīs |
Accusative | lithium | lithia |
Ablative | lithiō | lithiīs |
Vocative | lithium | lithia |
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