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1. (n.) lithium
a soft, silver-white metallic element, the lightest of all metals, occurring combined in certain minerals.
Etymology: (1818; lith(ia) lithium oxide (alter. of lithion an alternate name (see -a4) < Gk
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1. (noun) lithium, Li, atomic number 3
a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
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1. (noun) lithium
a metallic element of the alkaline group, occurring in several minerals, as petalite, spodumene, lepidolite, triphylite, etc., and otherwise widely disseminated, though in small quantities
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1. lithium
An element in the alkali metals family. It has the atomic symbol Li, atomic number 3, and atomic weight 6.94. Salts of lithium are used in treating BIPOLAR DISORDER.
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