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metalithium

Syllables: meta·lith·i·um

metalithium noun: a heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds.

Noun

metalithium (uncountable)

  1. A heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds.

Origin of metalithium

From meta- + lithium.

Questions about metalithium

What does metalithium mean?
Metalithium means a heavy isotope of the simplest alkali metal, (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and containing 8 neutrons. Metalithium is an artificial isotope produced by bombarding Lithium 7 with neutrons. It is radioactive, with a half-life of 0.84 seconds.
What part of speech is metalithium?
Metalithium is a noun.

Words near metalithium in the dictionary

  1. metaliteracy
  2. metaliterary
  3. metaliterate
  4. metaliterature
  5. metaliteratures
  6. metalithium
  7. metalization
  8. metalizations
  9. metalize
  10. metalized
  11. metalizes

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