dilithium

/daɪˈlɪθiəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

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"“Mr. Mayor, we're back from the dilithium crystal mine.” “What a haul! This will power the colony for months!”"
"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."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English lithium English dilithium From di- + lithium.

lithium trilithium

lithium

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How do you pronounce dilithium?

The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈlɪθiəm/.

What does dilithium mean?

The diatomic molecule Li₂ found in the gas phase.

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