dilithium

See also: Dilithium

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ lithium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪˈlɪθiəm/

Noun

dilithium (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) The diatomic molecule Li₂ found in the gas phase.
2. (chemistry, especially in combination) Two lithium atoms in a molecule.
3. (science fiction) A fictional crystalline mineral in the Star Trek franchise, described as an essential component of anti-matter energy generation systems.
   • 2016 October, Scott Dadich, quoting Barack Obama, “Barack Obama Talks AI, Robo Cars, and the Future of the World”, in Wired‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Fifty years later and it seems like we should—I don’t know if dilithium crystals are out there—but, you know, we should be getting some breakthroughs.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:dilithium.

Related terms

• lithium
• trilithium

Translations

diatomic molecule

• Finnish: dilitium
• Italian: dilitio m

two lithium atoms in a molecule

• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: дилитиј m, дилитијум m

  Roman: dilitij m, dilitijum m

fictional mineral

• Italian: dilitio m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: дилитиј m, дилитијум m

  Roman: dilitij m, dilitijum m

• Swedish: dilitium n

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Dilithium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.