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lithium Definition

lith·i·um (lit̸hē əm)

noun

  1. a soft, silver-white, metallic chemical element, one of the alkali metals and the lightest known metal: used in thermonuclear explosives, in metallurgy, etc.: symbol, Li; at. no., 3
  2. Informal any of various antidepressants containing lithium, esp. lithium carbonate

Etymology: ModL: name coined (1818) by Baron Jöns Jakob Berzelius for element discovered (1817) by his student A. Arfwedson (1792-1841), Swed chemist < lithia + -ium

lithium Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: No, I do not want to take Lithium, thank you.
  • use: Using lithium in its natural form only, it is free of side effects.
  • contain: The lithium-ion battery contains no metallic lithium, which would be extremely reactive with almost anything.
  • include: Certain medications including lithium, anticonvulsants, antidepressants and beta-blockers have also been incriminated as potential triggers.
  • induce: A number of different kinds of seizure like EEG activity have been reported in patients with lithium induced encephalopathy.
  • have: Helium is next with two protons, and with three protons we have lithium, and so on.

Noun used with modifier

  • serum: Dosage should then be adjusted to achieve a serum lithium level of 0.8 to a maximum of 1.5 mmol/l.
  • volt: Battery Uses a 3.0 volt lithium battery, but can be replaced with a 3.6 volt.
  • V: A small 3 V lithium cell can easily provide this for a decade.
  • life: There is an 8 memory reading recall, room temperature display and a long life lithium battery included.
  • drug: I hope he will take the often deadening drug lithium in for especially close questioning.

Adjective modifier

  • metallic: Metallic lithium will be produced during the first charging inside the battery.

Modifies a noun

  • toxicity: Acute renal failure has been reported rarely with lithium toxicity.
  • neurotoxicity: Further formal study of stress effects on lithium neurotoxicity is needed in a variety of standard stress induction paradigms.
  • battery: Lithium battery packs are supplied with a 60 day warranty.
  • niobate: The tester places a crystal of lithium niobate over the feature whose voltage is to be monitored.
  • ion: I must admit the battery ran down on me more quickly than I am used with a lithium ion battery.
  • hydride: Lithium aluminum hydride dust can even catch fire on a damp day.

Preposition: in

  • ammonia: The phase diagram for lithium in ammonia is shown opposite.
  • methylamine: PDF Structure of Solutions of lithium in methylamine across the metal-nonmetal transition.

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