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Lithium vs Lithiation - What's the difference?

lithium | lithiation |

As nouns the difference between lithium and lithiation

is that lithium is the simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 while lithiation is reaction with lithium or an organolithium compound.

As a proper noun Lithium

is a village in Missouri.

lithium

English

(wikipedia lithium) (Lithium pharmacology)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3.
  • (pharmaceutical drug, uncountable) Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders.
  • A lithium battery.
  • Derived terms

    (terms derived from "lithium") * butyllithium * dilithium * * * lithium acetate * lithium aluminium hydride * lithium battery * lithium bromide * lithium carbonate * lithium chloride * lithium citrate * lithium deuteride * lithium diisopropylamide * lithium-drifted silicon detector * lithium economy * lithium fluoride * lithium hydride * lithium hydroxide * lithium iodide * lithium ion battery * lithium naphthalide * lithium niobate * lithium nitrate * lithium nitride * lithium orotate * lithium oxide * lithium oxybutyrate * lithium perchlorate * lithium soap * lithium stearate * lithium sulfate, lithium sulphate * lithium sulfide, lithium sulphide * lithium tantalate * lithium triborate * methyllithium * organolithium * paralithium * phenyllithium * trilithium * vinyllithium * yttrium lithium fluoride

    lithiation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) reaction with lithium or an organolithium compound