lithium carbonate

noun

The lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li₂CO₃, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder.

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Lithonate™LithaneLithonateEskalith
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Meanings

nounlithium carbonate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li₂CO₃, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder.

    Synonyms: Lithonate™

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li₂CO₃, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder.

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Lithonate™

More synonyms by meaning

nouna 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

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LithaneLithonateEskalith
Broader
carbonatemajor tranquilizermajor tranquillizermajor tranquilliser
Also see
lithonate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish litiumkarbonaatti
  • litiumkarbonaattiLi2CO3
Japanese 炭酸リチウム
  • 炭酸リチウム (tansan richiumu)Li2CO3
Polish węglan litu
  • węglan lituLi2CO3
Swedish litiumkarbonat
  • litiumkarbonatLi2CO3
Cite this entry
APA

lithium carbonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithium%20carbonate

MLA

“lithium carbonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithium%20carbonate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lithium carbonate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithium%20carbonate.

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