lithium

lithium
noun Etymology: New Latin, from lithia oxide of lithium, from Greek lithos Date: 1818 1. a soft silver-white element of the alkali metal group that is the lightest metal known and that is used especially in alloys and glass, in chemical synthesis, and in storage batteries — see element table 2. a salt of lithium (as lithium carbonate) used in psychiatric medicine

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