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f lithium; a strong alkaline caustic similar to potash and soda, but weaker. See Lithium. Lithia emerald. See Hiddenite.

The formation of stony concretions or calculi in any part of the body, especially in the bladder and urinary passages. Dunglison.

One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammoma, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. Fixed a…

e given to Ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure. -- Emerald spodumene, or Lithia emerald. (Min.) See Hiddenite. -- Emerald nickel. (Min.) See Zaratite.

An emerald-green variety of spodumene found in North Carolina; lithia emerald, -- used as a gem.

A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See Mica.

A salt of lithic or uric acid; a urate. [Obs.] [Written also lithiate.]

cleavable masses, usually white, or nearly so, in color. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia.

or, occuring in prismatic crystals, often of great size. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia. See Hiddenite.

of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia.