LITHIC

lithic

(adjective) relating to or composed of stone; “lithic sandstone”

lithic

(adjective) of or containing lithium

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lithic (not comparable)

Relating to stone

(geology) Relating to rock

(inorganic chemistry) Relating to lithium

(medicine) Relating to the formation of uric acid concretions (stones) in the bladder and other parts of the body

(archaeology, often capitalised) pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 B.C.

Synonym: Paleo-Indian

Noun

lithic (plural lithics)

(anthropology) A stone tool or projectile

A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder.

(geology) A lithic fragment: a piece of another rock eroded down to sand size.

Anagrams

• litchi

Source: Wiktionary


Lith"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. lithique.]

1. Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.

2. (Med.)

Definition: Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the body; as, lithic diathesis. LIthic acid (Old Med. Chem.), uric acid. See Uric acid, under Uric.

Lith"ic, n. (Med.)

Definition: A medicine which tends to prevent stone in the bladder.

Lith"ic, a. Etym: [From Lithium.] (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to or denoting lithium or some of its compounds. Frankland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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