Lithium

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

Lithium

1. An inactive village in Perry County, Missouri.

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.

• IPA^(key): [ˈliːti̯ʊm], [ˈliːt͡si̯ʊm]

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Lithium n (strong, genitive Lithiums, no plural)

1. lithium; the chemical element and lightest alkali metal with the atomic number 3

   Lithiumbatterie ― lithium battery

   Lithiumion ― lithium ion

• Alkalimetall n
• chemisches Element n
• Metall n

• “Lithium” in Duden online
• “Lithium” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• IPA^(key): [lˈiːtsi̯um]

Lithium m (uncountable)

1. lithium

• Lithium in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire