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Noun: lithium  li-thee-um
  1. A soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
    - Li, atomic number 3

Derived forms: lithiums

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: amblygonite, lepidolite, spodumene, zinnwaldite

Encyclopedia: Lithium, Missouri