Lithium, lith′i-um, n. one of the alkaline metals, of a silvery appearance, found in several minerals combined with silica.—adj. Lith′ic. [Gr. lithos, a stone.]
Lithocarp, lith′o-karp, n. a fossil fruit.
Lithochromatic, lith-o-krō-mat′ik, adj. pertaining to painting in oils on stone.—n.pl. Lithochromat′ics, this art. [Gr. lithos, stone, chrōma, colour.]
Lithoclast, lith′o-klast, n. an instrument for crushing bladder-stones. [Gr. lithos, stone, klān, to crush.]
Lithodome, lith′ō-dōm, n. a shellfish living in a hole in a rock.—adj. Lithod′omous.
Lithofracteur, lith-ō-frak′tėr, n. a blasting explosive.
Lithogenous, li-thoj′e-nus, adj. stone-producing.—n. Lithogen′esy, the science of the origin of minerals.
Lithoglyph, lith′o-glif, n. any engraving on stone, esp. a precious stone.—adj. Lithoglyph′ic.—ns. Lith′oglyphics, Lithoglypt′ics, the art of engraving on precious stones; Lithog′lyphite, a fossil as if engraved by art. [Gr. lithos, stone, glyphein, to carve.]
Lithograph, lith′o-graf, v.t. to write or engrave on stone and transfer to paper by printing.—n. a print from stone.—n. Lithog′rapher.—adjs. Lithograph′ic, -al, belonging to lithography.—adv. Lithograph′ically.—n. Lithog′raphy, the art of writing or engraving on stone and printing therefrom.—Lithographic stone, slate, a yellowish, compact, fine-grained, slaty limestone used in lithography. [Gr. lithos, a stone, graphein, to write.]
Lithoid, -al, lith′oid, -al, adj. resembling a stone.