lithia
Meanings
noun
- Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “a stone”), apparently because it is found only in minerals; discovered 1817 by Johan August Arfwedson.
Derived words
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