lith·i·um
n 1 : a soft silver-white element of the alkali metal group that is the lightest metal known and that is used in chemical synthesis and in storage batteries - symbol Li - see ELEMENTtable 2 : a lithium salt and esp. lithium carbonate used in psychiatric medicine .
Similar sounding terms: li·the·mia
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