Lithium

Quick meaning: Lithium is a noun meaning (countable) A single atom of this element.

Meaning

(countable) A single atom of this element.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A lithium battery.
2. (uncountable) 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.
3. (pharmacology, uncountable) Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used as a mood stabiliser to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders.

Example Sentences

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

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

Lithium has been used as a mood stabiliser for 50 years but its action mechanism is still unclear.

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.

Word Forms

• lithiums

Synonyms for lithium

Depending on context, synonyms include li.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include li, hydride, deuteride, niobate, countertransport, battery.

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