Masculine

litio

Synonyms

Li

Frequency

29k
Hyphenated as
li‧tio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlitjo/
Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) + -io, to reflect the element's discovery in solid mineral, as opposed to potassium, discovered in plant ashes, and sodium, often found in animal blood.

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