"dilithium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /daɪˈlɪθiəm/
Etymology: 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 Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry Translations (diatomic molecule): dilitium (Finnish), dilitio [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-dilithium-en-noun-~HdCv5RC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Allotropes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 36 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Allotropes: 35 31 34 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'diatomic molecule': 56 40 4
  2. (chemistry, especially in combination) Two lithium atoms in a molecule. Tags: especially, in-compounds, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Lithium 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 Disambiguation of Lithium: 22 50 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Allotropes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 36 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Allotropes: 35 31 34 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'two lithium atoms in a molecule': 11 84 5
  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 Categories (topical): Science fiction, Antimatter, Star Trek 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 Disambiguation of Antimatter: 27 31 41 Disambiguation of Star Trek: 3 3 94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with di-, Allotropes, Fictional materials Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 36 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 27 20 53 Disambiguation of Allotropes: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Fictional materials: 14 11 75 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Disambiguation of 'fictional mineral': 8 7 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lithium, trilithium

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