lithium

Plural: lithiums

Noun

• A soft, silvery-white metallic element, the lightest metal.
• a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal.
• A single atom of this element.
• Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used as a mood stabiliser to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders.
• A lithium battery.

Examples

• It seems like his moods are better since he started taking lithium.
• Playing LITHIUM felt like a strategic explosion, covering multiple bonus squares.
• The importance of lithium-ion batteries makes lithium a potentially strategic natural resource.

Synonyms

atomic number 3, Li

Related Words

-lite, -lith, lith-, lithate, lithia, lithian, lithiate, lithiated, lithic, lithiophilite, lithiophorite, litho-