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lith⋅i⋅a

  [lith-ee-uh, lith-yuh]
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–noun
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
Origin:
1810–20; lithi(um) + -a 4

lithium oxide

 
–noun Chemistry.
a white powder, Li2O, with strong alkaline properties: used in ceramics and glass.
Also called lithia.
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lith·i·a   (lĭth'ē-ə)   
n.  See lithium oxide.

[New Latin, from lithion, from Greek, diminutive of lithos, stone.]
lithium oxide  
n.  A strongly alkaline white powder, Li2O, used in ceramics and glass. Also called lithia.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: lith·ia
Pronunciation: 'lith-E-&
Function: noun
: a white crystalline oxide of lithium Li2O
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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