Lithium
See also: lithium
English
Etymology
From one of the place's two natural mineral springs containing lithium salts.
German
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Schematische Ansicht von Lithium — Schematic view of lithium. (1)
Etymology
From New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) as this element was the first alkali metal to be found in stones instead of plants
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈliːti̯ʊm], [ˈliːtsiʊm]
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Noun
Lithium n (genitive Lithiums, no plural)
- lithium; the chemical element and lightest alkali metal with the atomic number 3
- Lithiumbatterie — lithium battery
- Lithiumion — lithium ion
Declension
Hypernyms
- Alkalimetall n
- chemisches Element n
- Metall n
Derived terms
Derived terms
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