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

Black Giant will supply lithium carbonate, while Project Lonestar will produce lithium hydroxide. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

The resulting lithium sulfate solution is then converted into something useful for battery manufacturing (typically lithium carbonate), leaving behind sulfur-containing waste. — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lithium carbonate

• borosilicate
• decontaminate
• deoxycholate
• deteriorate
• differentiate
• diisocyanate
• dinoflagellate
• excommunicate
• incapacitate
• insubordinate
• intercorporate
• interpenetrate

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