Lithium
See also: lithium
English
Etymology
From one of the place's two natural mineral springs containing lithium salts.
Proper noun
Lithium
- An inactive village in Perry County, Missouri.
German
| Chemical element (edit) | ||||||||
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| Li Atomic number 3 Lithium | ||||||||
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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) as this element was the first alkali metal to be found in stones instead of plants.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈliːti̯ʊm], [ˈliːt͡si̯ʊm]
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Noun
Lithium n (strong, genitive Lithiums, no plural)
- lithium; the chemical element and lightest alkali metal with the atomic number 3
- Lithiumbatterie ― lithium battery
- Lithiumion ― lithium ion
Declension
Declension of Lithium [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lˈiːtsi̯um]
Noun
Lithium m (uncountable)
Further reading
- Lithium in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire