lithium carbonate

(eg. rose, metaphor, solace )

lithium carbonate Meaning of "lithium carbonate"

Add to My List

Definition(s):

  • (n) a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder

Synonym(s)

lithane, lithonate

Usage(s):

  1. It's home to 73 million metric tons of lithium carbonate, more than half the world's supply.
  2. But lithium carbonate posed a problem for the drug industry.
  3. Estroff saw similar contradictions in the use of such medications as lithium carbonate and Prolixin Decanoate.
Word of the Day
apprehensive
/ˌæ prɪ ˈhɛn sɪv /

Nearby definitions