Beryllium vs. Lithium

Berylliumnoun

The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

Berylliumnoun

(countable) An atom of this element.

Berylliumnoun

A metallic element found in the beryl. See Glucinum.

Berylliumnoun

a light strong brittle gray toxic bivalent metallic element

Beryllium

Beryllium is a chemical element with the symbol Be and atomic number 4. It is a steel-gray, strong, lightweight and brittle alkaline earth metal.

Lithiumnoun

(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3. It is a soft, silvery metal.

Lithiumnoun

(countable) A single atom of this element.

Lithiumnoun

Lithium carbonate or other preparations of lithium metal used to treat manic depression and bipolar disorders.

Lithiumnoun

A lithium battery.

Lithiumnoun

A metallic element of the alkaline group, occurring in several minerals, as petalite, spodumene, lepidolite, triphylite, etc., and otherwise widely disseminated, though in small quantities.

Lithiumnoun

a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals

Lithium

Lithium (from Greek: λίθος, romanized: lithos, lit. 'stone') is a chemical element with the symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal.