lithia
Americannoun
noun
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another name for lithium oxide
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lithium present in mineral waters as lithium salts
Etymology
Origin of lithia
Example Sentences
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The waters of Halcyon have high levels of lithia, known for its antidepressant properties, including the capacity to regenerate pathways in the brain, making these waters particularly suited for well-being.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024
Even beer made with lithia water was available.
From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2014
Soda or lithia water may be taken either with or without milk.
From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce
In obscure cases, quinia, salophen, lithia salts, calcium chloride, belladonna, nux vomica, arsenic, pilocarpine, and general galvanization may be variously tried.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
A patient, dying of diseased heart, took fifteen grains of nitrate of lithia thirty-six hours before death, and a similar quantity six hours before death.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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