LITHIUM
\lˈɪθi͡əm], \lˈɪθiəm], \l_ˈɪ_θ_iə_m]\
Definitions of LITHIUM
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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 manic-depressive disorders.
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By William R. Warner
By James Champlin Fernald
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A metallic element, CH3COOLi, belonging to the class of alkaline metals in common with sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium. It forms a series of compounds resembling the compounds of these radicles in chemical structure and physical qualities. Symbol, Li. Atomic weight, 7.03. Its salts are found widely distributed through nature, although in small amounts. Traces are present in many mineral waters. Specific gravity, 0.59.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe