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lithium carbonate
noun
: a crystalline salt Li2CO3 used in the glass and ceramic industries and in medicine especially in the treatment of bipolar disorder
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The mine would produce enough lithium carbonate annually over its 26-year life to make 370,000 electric vehicle batteries a year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Ensuring domestic supply has been a critical focus of the Company and today's announcement is a significant step towards Anson Resources building a commercial scale battery grade lithium carbonate plant.
—Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
All in all, the company expects to extract 2,000 tons of lithium carbonate using just 2 acre-feet of water per year.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
The first phase will put out 22,000 tons of lithium carbonate powder and about 175,000 tons of boric acid per year.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of lithium carbonate was
in 1869
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“Lithium carbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lithium%20carbonate. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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
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