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lithiums

lithiums is the plural of lithium.

Meaning of lithium

Noun

lithium (countable and uncountable, plural lithiums)

  1. (uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal.
    • The importance of lithium-ion batteries makes lithium a potentially strategic natural resource.
    1. (countable) A single atom of this element.
  2. (uncountable) Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used as a mood stabiliser to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders.
    • It seems like his moods are better since he started taking lithium.
  3. (countable) A lithium battery.

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Questions about lithiums

What is lithiums the plural of?
Lithiums is the plural of lithium.

Words near lithiums in the dictionary

  1. lithium-drifted silicon detector
  2. lithium-drifted silicon detectors
  3. lithium-ion batteries
  4. lithium-ion battery
  5. lithiumlike
  6. lithiums
  7. litho
  8. litho-
  9. lithoautotroph
  10. lithoautotrophic
  11. lithoautotrophically

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