lithia

[lith-ee-uh, lith-yuh]

noun

Chemistry. lithium oxide.

Origin of lithia

First recorded in 1810–20; lithi(um) + -a⁴

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Contemporary Examples of lithia

Born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Lithia Springs, Georgia, Goggins moved to California at age nineteen to pursue acting.
Kentucky’s Finest Antihero: Walton Goggins on Justified’s Chameleon Villain
Allen Barra
February 11, 2014

Historical Examples of lithia

Soda or lithia water may be taken either with or without milk.
Papers on Health
John Kirk
"It's not so flat as the fall to Lithia water, though," retorted the General.
The Romance of a Plain Man
Ellen Glasgow
For the lumbago, give him at least two quarts of lithia water to drink each day.
Born Again
Alfred Lawson
The salts of lithia are absorbed by charcoal when fused upon it.
A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe
Anonymous
This claim is no better supported by facts than the former claim that it was a lithia water.
The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4)
W. Grant Hague

British Dictionary definitions for lithia

lithia

noun

another name for lithium oxide
lithium present in mineral waters as lithium salts

Word Origin for lithia

C19: New Latin, ultimately from Greek lithos stone

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