Lithium

See also: lithium

English

Etymology

From one of the place's two natural mineral springs containing lithium salts.

Proper noun

Lithium

  1. A village in Missouri.

German
Chemical element
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Next: Beryllium (Be)
Schematische Ansicht von Lithium — Schematic view of lithium. (1)

Etymology

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], [ˈliːtsiʊm]
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Noun

Lithium n (genitive Lithiums, no plural)

  1. lithium; the chemical element and lightest alkali metal with the atomic number 3
    Lithiumbatterie — lithium battery
    Lithiumion — lithium ion

Declension
Declension of Lithium (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Lithium
genitive eines des Lithiums
dative einem dem Lithium
accusative ein das Lithium

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Further reading

Luxembourgish

Noun

Lithium ? (uncountable)

  1. lithium
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