lithium chloride: Meaning and Definition of

lith'ium chlo'ride

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