"dilithium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /daɪˈlɪθiəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dilithium.wav
Etymology: From di- + lithium. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di|lithium}} di- + lithium Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dilithium (uncountable)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) The diatomic molecule Li₂ found in the gas phase. Tags: uncountable Translations (diatomic molecule): dilitium (Finnish), dilitio [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-dilithium-en-noun-~HdCv5RC Categories (other): Inorganic chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Allotropes, Antimatter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 25 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 42 16 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 23 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 16 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 15 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 41 12 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 43 12 45 Disambiguation of Allotropes: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Antimatter: 33 29 38 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'diatomic molecule': 55 42 4
  2. (chemistry, especially in combination) Two lithium atoms in a molecule. Tags: especially, in-compounds, uncountable Translations (two lithium atoms in a molecule): дилитиј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), дилитијум [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dilitij [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dilitijum [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-dilithium-en-noun-B3xx-0Fm Categories (other): Chemistry, English terms prefixed with di-, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Antimatter, Lithium Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 42 16 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 41 12 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 43 12 45 Disambiguation of Antimatter: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Lithium: 21 64 15 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'two lithium atoms in a molecule': 13 84 3
  3. (science fiction) A fictional crystalline mineral in the Star Trek franchise, described as an essential component of anti-matter energy generation systems. Tags: uncountable Translations (fictional mineral): dilitio [masculine] (Italian), дилитиј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), дилитијум [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dilitij [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dilitijum [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), dilitium [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dilithium-en-noun-Qzx6Y0KN Categories (other): Science fiction, English terms prefixed with di-, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Antimatter, Fictional materials, Star Trek Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 42 16 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 41 12 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 43 12 45 Disambiguation of Antimatter: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Fictional materials: 23 8 69 Disambiguation of Star Trek: 2 2 96 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'fictional mineral': 9 7 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lithium, trilithium
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