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lithic

adj
/ˈlɪθɪk/

Etymology

From lith- + -ic.

Definitions

  1. Relating to stone.

    • lithic architecture

  2. Relating to rock.

  3. Relating to lithium.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Relating to the formation of uric acid concretions (stones) in the bladder and other…

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

      • lithic diathesis

    2. pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE.

    3. A stone tool or projectile.

    4. A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder.

    5. A lithic fragment

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

      • Silty fine sandstone: poorly sorted; 50% quartz, 30% fossils, 10% lithics, 10% feldspar

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