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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries리튬
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ritum
"리튬은 전기 자동차 배터리의 핵심 재료입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A soft, silvery alkali metal that is the lightest of all solid elements, highly reactive, and used in batteries and psychiatric medication.
"Modern electric vehicles rely heavily on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries." - 2
A medication containing lithium salts, commonly prescribed for the treatment of bipolar disorder and mood stabilization.
"Her doctor prescribed lithium to help manage the symptoms of her mood disorder."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1818 by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius from the Greek word 'lithos', meaning 'stone', because it was discovered in a mineral rather than in animal or plant tissue. The suffix '-ium' was added to denote a metallic element.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lithium" is said worldwide
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lithium
Transliteration: litjɔm
"Le lithium est utilisé dans la fabrication des batteries."
Lithium
Transliteration: liːtiʊm
"Lithium ist das leichteste aller Metalle."
litio
Transliteration: ˈlitjo
"Il litio è fondamentale per le batterie ricaricabili."
litio
Transliteration: ˈlitjo
"El litio se emplea en el tratamiento del trastorno bipolar."
lítio
Transliteration: ˈli.tʃi.u
"O lítio é um metal essencial para a transição energética."
लिथियम
Transliteration: lithium
"लिथियम का उपयोग बैटरी बनाने में किया जाता है।"
锂
Transliteration: lǐ
"锂电池广泛应用于电动汽车中。"
리튬
Transliteration: ritum
"리튬은 전기 자동차 배터리의 핵심 재료입니다."
リチウム
Transliteration: richiumu
"リチウムイオン電池は現代の電子機器に不可欠です。"
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