lithium
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1.
Chemistry. a soft, silver-white metallic element, the lightest of all metals, occurring combined in certain minerals. Symbol: Li; atomic weight: 6.939; atomic number: 3; specific gravity: 0.53 at 20°C.
2.
Pharmacology. the substance in its carbonate or citrate form used in the treatment or prophylaxis of bipolar disorder or mania.
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| a soft silvery element of the alkali metal series: the lightest known metal, used as an alloy hardener, as a reducing agent, and in batteries. Symbol: Li; atomic no: 3; atomic wt: 6.941; valency: 1; relative density: 0.534; melting pt: 180.6°C; boiling pt: 1342°C | |
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Lithium
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| a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases |
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Word Origin & History
lithium
silver-white metallic element, 1818, coined in Mod.L. by Swed. chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848) from Gk. lithos "stone," from its mineral origin and to distinguish it from two previously known alkalis of vegetable origin.
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Medical Dictionary
lithium lith·i·um (lĭth'ē-əm)
n.
Symbol Li
A soft, highly reactive metallic element. Atomic number 3; atomic weight 6.941; melting point 180°C; boiling point 1,342°C; specific gravity 0.534; valence 1.
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Science Dictionary
| lithium (lĭth'ē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol Li A soft, silvery metallic element of the alkali group that occurs in small amounts in some minerals. It is the lightest of all metals and is highly reactive. Lithium is used to make alloys, batteries, glass for large telescopes, and ceramics. Atomic number 3; atomic weight 6.941; melting point 179°C; boiling point 1,317°C; specific gravity 0.534; valence 1. See Periodic Table. |
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Example sentences
Their expensive lithium-ion battery packs will be leased.
These same researchers have gotten viruses to do other creative tasks for them, including building a lithium-ion battery.
The lithium-ion batteries used in today's small, yet powerful, cellphones are half the weight of nickel batteries.
The principle is similar to lithium-ion, but sodium ions are more abundant and hence cheaper to use.
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