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Definition of lithium noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lithium

noun

/ˈlɪθiəm/

/ˈlɪθiəm/

[uncountable]

(symbol Li)

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a chemical element. Lithium is a soft, very light, silver-white metal used in batteries and alloys.Topics Physics and chemistryc2
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Lithium is used before these nouns:
battery
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: from lithia ‘lithium oxide’ + -ium.

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