litio

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈtio/
• Hyphenation: li‧ti‧o

Noun

litio (uncountable, accusative lition)

1. lithium

Noun

litio m (uncountable)

1. lithium

Etymology

From New Latin lithium, from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.tjo/, [ˈl̺iːt̪jo]
• Hyphenation: lì‧tio

Noun

litio m (plural liti)

1. (chemistry) lithium

Anagrams

• tioli

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitjo/, [ˈlit̪jo]

Noun

litio m (uncountable)

1. lithium

Further reading

• “litio” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
• litio on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Noun

litio m (plural liti)

1. lithium