transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-thē-əm ]
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