noun
a 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
• Syn: ↑lithium carbonate, ↑Lithane, ↑Eskalith
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.