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lithium carbonate
noun
: a crystalline salt Li2CO3 used in the glass and ceramic industries and in medicine especially in the treatment of bipolar disorder
Examples of lithium carbonate in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The first phase will put out 22,000 tons of lithium carbonate powder and about 175,000 tons of boric acid per year.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
To do this, the shuttle's air is filtered through canisters filled with lithium hydroxide (LiOH), which attaches to carbon dioxide molecules to form lithium carbonate crystals (Li2CO3), thus sequestering the toxic carbon dioxide.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
The price of lithium carbonate—a raw material in batteries—fell 70% this year, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence data shows.
—Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
Stocked with ingredients like nickel oxide and lithium carbonate, the facility, called the A-Lab, is designed to make new and interesting materials, especially ones that might be useful for future battery designs.
—Gregory Barber, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
It was shipped to a processing facility and successfully converted into lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide that can be used in commercial batteries, the company said in a news release.
—Aaron Gettinger, arkansasonline.com, 21 Nov. 2023
To provide examples, a 2017 United States Geological Survey report on
critical mineral resources noted that lithium carbonate is commonly produced from brine when
reacted with sodium carbonate.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
Prices for lithium carbonate in China, for example, have almost tripled from a year ago, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.
—Jacky Wong, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
Lithium demand has been soaring, with prices for lithium carbonate rising by over 4x over the past 12 months.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 29 June 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of lithium carbonate was
in 1869
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“Lithium carbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lithium%20carbonate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
lithium carbonate
noun
: a crystalline salt Li2CO3 used in the glass and ceramic industries and in medicine in the treatment of mania and hypomania in bipolar disorder
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