lithia

[ lith-ee-uh, lith-yuh ]

/ ˈlɪθ i ə, ˈlɪθ yə /

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noun

Chemistry. lithium oxide.

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Origin of lithia

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

Words nearby lithia

lith, litharge, lithe, lithemia, lithesome, lithia, lithiasis, lithia water, lithic, lithification, lithify

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How to use lithia in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
Thus it is simply another of the hundreds of lithia preparations on the market offered for the cure of rheumatism.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Katalysine Spring in the vicinity was once a well-known summer resort; its waters contain lithia in solution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
The hot lithia spring is 124 degrees; the great sulphur spring 107 degrees.
The Road of a Thousand Wonders|Passenger Dept. Southern Pacific Co

Thallium is a rare metal, found in small quantities in some varieties of iron and copper pyrites, and in some lithia micas.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Of these cæsia and rubidia are rare, and lithia comparatively so.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for lithia

lithia

/ (ˈlɪθɪə) /

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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