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Lithium vs Lib - What's the difference?

lithium | lib |

As a proper noun lithium

is a village in missouri.

As an abbreviation lib is

the libertarian party.

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

    Related terms

    (terms related to "lithium") * lithate, lithiate * lithia * lithian * lithiated * lithic * lithiophilite * lithiophorite

    lib

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation for various words beginning in lib- .

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • liberal
  • liberation
    • women's lib
  • library
    • External links
    * ("lib" on Wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) libbe, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A potion; magic potion; charm.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) libben, related to (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (libb)
  • To geld; castrate; emasculate (usually said of animals).
    • Related terms
    * glib * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

    * bil ----