LITHIUM


Meaning of LITHIUM in English

/ ˈlɪθiəm; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( symb Li ) a chemical element. Lithium is a soft, very light, silver-white metal used in batteries and alloys .

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from lithia lithium oxide + -ium .

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