lithium, Li, atomic number
(noun) a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lithium (countable and uncountable, plural lithiums)
(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal.
(countable) A single atom of this element.
(pharmaceutical drug, uncountable) Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders.
A lithium battery.
From one of the place's two natural mineral springs containing lithium salts.
Lithium
A village in Missouri.
Source: Wiktionary
Lith"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Chem.)
Definition: A metallic element of the alkaline group, occurring in several minerals, as petalite, spodumene, lepidolite, triphylite, etc., and otherwise widely disseminated, though in small quantities.
Note: When isolated it is a soft, silver white metal, tarnishing and oxidizing very rapidly in the air. It is the lightest solid element known, specific gravity being 0.59. Symbol Li. Atomic weight 7.0 So called from having been discovered in a mineral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
