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lithium

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lithium /ˈlɪθɪəm/

▶noun

1 the chemical element of atomic number 3, the lightest of the alkali metals. (Symbol: Li)

2 a lithium salt used as a mood-stabilizing drug.

– origin C19: from lithia + -ium.

'lithium' also found in these Oxford entries:

alkali metal - lepidolite - Li - lithia - spodumene

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