Noun: lithium carbonate
- A white powder (LiCO₃) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane, Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
"The patient's mood stabilized after starting lithium carbonate";
- Lithane, Lithonate, Eskalith
Derived forms: lithium carbonates
Type of: antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, carbonate, major tranquilizer [US], major tranquilliser [Brit], major tranquillizer [Brit, Cdn], neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug
Encyclopedia: Lithium carbonate