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lithium Chem.|ˈlɪθɪəm| [f. lithia1: see -ium.] A metallic element of the alkaline group occurring in small quantities in various minerals.
1818Jrnl. Sci. & Arts V. 338 The chloride of lithium..is a white semi-transparent body. 1819Brande Man. Chem. 201 A..substance is separated, which may be called lithium, the term lithia being applied to its oxide. 1851Richardson Geol. v. 81 Three metallic bases of the alkalis—potassium, sodium, and lithium. 1873Watts Fownes' Chem. (ed. 11) 69 Lithium shows a bright brilliant line in the red. attrib.1871Roscoe Elem. Chem. 213 The lithium salts were formerly supposed to be very rare. 1873C. H. Ralfe Phys. Chem. 99 Twenty grains of lithium carbonate. |