lithium hydroxide

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noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound, LiOH, used to absorb carbon dioxide, especially in spacesuits.

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Words nearby lithium hydroxide

lithium aluminum hydride, lithium carbonate, lithium chloride, lithium citrate, lithium fluoride, lithium hydroxide, lithium oxide, lithium stearate, litho, lithoclast, lithodialysis

How to use lithium hydroxide in a sentence

I have previously drawn attention to the cargo aboard Flight 370, which included a large consignment of lithium-ion batteries.
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Last week it made five recommendations directed at the testing and certification of lithium-ion batteries.
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Lithium-ion batteries will further increase underwater performance.
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How can this saga of the lithium-ion batteries be tied to the fate of Flight 370?
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A month after that announcement, unaccustomed daylight was forced upon the lithium-ion battery industry.
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An alcoholic solution of the resin was just neutralized with potassium hydroxide.
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Boiling with an excess of potassium hydroxide gave a black substance (tauromelanic acid).
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A portion was gently warmed with a few drops of a strong solution of potassium cyanide and two drops of sodium hydroxide.
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A portion of the water solution was heated with glucose and a few drops of sodium hydroxide.
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By warming with alkalies or barium hydroxide, rhamnose is colored yellow.
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