lithia
lithia noun: lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.
Noun
lithia (usually uncountable, plural lithias)
- Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.
- These substances contain from about five to nearly ten per cent. of lithia in combination with silica, from which it is best separated by the following process of Berzelius: […] .1839, Lithium, entry in The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 14, page 43
- This can be an acute problem with certain glass-ceramics because of the use of large quantities of lithia, in particular, which readily attack the refractories.1990, A. Paul, Chemistry of Glasses, page 42
lithia meaning in Tagalog
lithia in Tagalog
- lithium oxide, Li2O
- litina
Forms of lithia
| plural | lithias |
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Origin of lithia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone”), apparently because it is found only in minerals; discovered 1817 by Johan August Arfwedson.
Words formed from lithia
Phrases with lithia
Questions about lithia
- What does lithia mean?
- Lithia means lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.
- What is lithia in Tagalog?
- Lithia in Tagalog is litina. See Lithia meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is lithia?
- Lithia is a noun.
- What is the plural of lithia?
- The plural of lithia is lithias.
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