lithium chloride

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, water-soluble, deliquescent, crystalline solid, LiCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of mineral water, especially lithia water, and as a flux in metallurgy.

Example Sentences

To give a sense of the scope of the task, pure lithium chloride melts at just over 600° C. Lithium metal melts at 180° C, meaning any useful molten salt electrolyte would have to have a far lower melting point.

From Science Daily

They also gave mice small but painful electric shocks to the tail, or injected the animals with lithium chloride to induce malaise.

From Nature

These included electric shocks to the tail, sweet treats, and lithium chloride injections, which induced a state akin to nausea.

From The Guardian

Moreover, Mr Brinsden argues that spodumene can be processed directly into lithium hydroxide, which is preferred by battery-makers to the lithium carbonate that comes from lithium chloride in brine.

From Economist

The RNA was precipitated with lithium chloride and quantified by spectrophotometry.

From Nature