| lithium carbonate 
 
 a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug;
 the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
 • Syn:
 Lithane, Lithonate, Eskalith
 • Hypernyms:
 carbonate, major tranquilizer, major tranquillizer, major tranquilliser, antipsychotic drug,
 antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic, neuroleptic drug, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic
 
 
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