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

Battery-grade lithium carbonate averaged approximately $13,500, per metric ton on October 28. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 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