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LITHIUMS
Noun
lithiums
plural of lithium
Source: Wiktionary
LITHIUM
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
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