Lithagogue, lith′a-gog, adj. expelling stone from the bladder or kidneys.—n. a medicine with this quality.
Lithanthrax, li-than′thraks, n. stone-coal, mineral coal.
Litharge, lith′ärj, n. the semi-vitrified oxide of lead separated from silver in refining. [Fr.,—Gr. lithargyros—lithos, a stone, argyros, silver.]
Lithe, līth, adj. easily bent, flexible, active.—adv. Lithe′ly.—n. Lithe′ness.—adj. Lithe′some.—n. Lithe′someness. [A.S. líðe; Ger. lind and gelinde.]
Lithe, līth, v.i. (obs.) to listen. [Ice. hlydha, to listen—hljódh, hearing.]
Lithemia, Lithæmia, li-thē′mi-a, n. an excess of uric acid in the blood.—adj. Lithē′mic.
Lither, līth′ėr, adj. (Shak.) soft, yielding: (obs.) bad, lazy.—adj. Lith′erly, mischievous.—adv. slowly: lazily. [A.S. lýthre, bad.]
Lithia, lith′i-a, n. an alkali, the oxide of lithium, discovered in 1817 by Arfvedson: a mineral water good against the stone. [Low L.,—Gr. lithos, stone.]
Lithiasis, li-thī′a-sis, n. a bodily condition in which uric acid is deposited as stone or gravel in the urinary canals. [Gr. lithos, a stone.]
Lithic, lith′ik, adj. pertaining to, or obtained from, stone, specially from urinary calculi.—ns. Lith′ate, a salt of lithic acid; Lithificā′tion, a hardening into stone. [Gr. lithikos—lithos, a stone.]