1) Alkali metal 2) An alkali metal 3) Antidepressant medicine 4) Atomic number 3 5) Big Chilean export 6) Cell element 7) Chemical element 8) Element discovered in 1817 9) Element number 3 10) Element with the symbol Li 11) Lightest metal 12) Metal 13) Metallic element 14) Reducing agent 15) Silvery metal
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1) Metal
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(Li) Li. Element 3, atomic weight 6.939. The lightest alkali metal, used in special-purpose metal alloys and other industrial applications.
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• (n.) A metallic element of the alkaline group, occurring in several minerals, as petalite, spodumene, lepidolite, triphylite, etc., and otherwise widely disseminated, though in small quantities.
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chemical element of Group 1 (also called Group Ia) in the periodic table, the alkali metal group, lightest of the solid elements. The metal ... [15 related articles]
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in pharmacology, drug that is the primary treatment for bipolar disorder. Given primarily in its carbonate form, lithium is highly effective in ... [4 related articles]
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A soft metal. Lithium salts are used to treat certain mental disorders, especially bipolar (manic depressive) disorder. Lithium salts include lithium carbonate and lithium citrate.
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(Li) A sample of lithium freshly cut A soft, silvery, reactive metallic element. Lithium is the lightest of all metals and the least reactive of the alkali metals, which occur in group I of the periodic table. Some lithium is recovered from the mineral spodumene. Comm...
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The lightest alkali metal, although it has the largest hydrated cation. Important as an antidepressant and is thought to act by inhibiting the regeneration of inositol from IP3 and thus reducing the efficiency of the phosphatidyl inositol signalling pathways. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(Li) (lith´e-әm) a chemical element, atomic number 3, atomic weight 6.939. lithium carbonate a psychotropic drug used to treat acute manic attacks in bipolar disorder and, when given on a maintenance basis, to prevent the recurrence of manic-depressive episode...
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(Learning Modules / Psychology / Measuring the unmeasurable) An anti manic drug that blunts emotional senses.
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The lightest alkali metal, although it has the largest hydrated cation. Important as an antidepressant and is thought to act by inhibiting the regeneration of inositol from IP3 and thus reducing the efficiency of the phosphatidyl inositol signalling pathways.
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Lith'i·um (lĭth'ĭ*ŭm)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
li`qeios of stone, from
li`qos stone.]
(Chemistry) A metallic element of the alkaline group, occurring in several minerals, as petalite, spodumene, lepidolite, triphylite, etc., and otherwise widely dis...
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(Li) Type: Term Pronunciation: lith′ē-ŭm Definitions: 1. An element of the alkali metal group, atomic no. 3, atomic wt. 6.941. Many of its salts have clinical applications.
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Our Lithium Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Lithium Lithium: Lithium carbonate (brand names: Eskalith; Lithobid), a drug used as a mood stabilizer for the treatment of manic/depressive (bipolar) disorder. It prevents or diminishes the intensity of episodes of mania in bipolar patients. Typical symptoms o...
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Lithium is a metal element with the symbol Li and an atomic weight 7. It is an alkali metal resembling sodium, and was first prepared by Sir Henry Davy in the electrolysis of fused lithium chloride. It is of a silver-white lustre, but quickly tarnishes in the air. Lithium may be cut with a knife, but it is scarcely so soft as potassium or sodium; i...
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a drug commonly used to treat manic-depressive illness
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n] - a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group
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Lithium salts, particularly lithium carbonate is a traditional first-line treatment for bipolar disorder. Even with optimal treatment, many people with bipolar disorder do not achieve full remission and will experience recurring symptoms.
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Lithium is a soft, silver metal, and is the first member of the alkali group of metals. It is the lightest of all metals and, whilst resembling sodium chemically, it is less active. As is the case for other alkali group elements, it is obtained by the electrolysis of the fused halides. Lithium reacts slowly in water and in air where it eventually f...
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Li noun a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
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Disposable batteries using lithium chemistry are gaining in popularity because of their light weight, high energy density, and shelf life of ten years. Lithium Ion rechargeable batteries, as used in the Strion, combine high capacity with small size and light weight.
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Soft, ductile, silver-white, metallic element, atomic number 3, relative atomic mass 6.941. It is one of the alkali metals (being found at the top of Group 1 of the periodic table). It has a very low density (far less than most woods), and floats on water (relative density 0.57); it is the lightest of all metals. Although in the reactivity ...
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A drug prescribed for treating bipolar disorders.
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