lithia

[lith-ee-uh, lith-yuh]

lith·i·a

[lith-ee-uh, lith-yuh]
noun
Chemistry. lithium oxide.

Origin:
1810–20; lithi(um) + -a4
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Lithia is always a great word to know.
So is fluoride. Does it mean:
a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a mixture
a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF, or a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH3F
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lithia (ˈlɪθɪə)
 
n
1.  another name for lithium oxide
2.  lithium present in mineral waters as lithium salts
 
[C19: New Latin, ultimately from Greek lithos stone]

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