Lithophyte, lith′o-fīt, n. any one of the polyps whose substance is stony or hard, as corals. [Gr. lithos, stone, phyton, plant.]
Lithotint, lith′o-tint, n. the process of producing coloured pictures from lithographic stones: a picture so produced. [Gr. lithos, stone, and tint.]
Lithotomy, lith-ot′o-mi, n. cutting for stone in the bladder.—n. Lith′otome, a mineral resembling a cut gem: a cystotome.—adjs. Lithotom′ic, -al, pertaining to, or performed by, lithotomy.—n. Lithot′omist, one who practises lithotomy. [Gr. lithos, a stone, tomē, a cutting—temnein, to cut.]
Lithotrity, lith′ō-trī-ti, n. the operation of crushing a stone in the bladder, so that its fragments may be removed through the urethra—also Lith′otripsy.—ns. Lithothryp′tist, Lith′othryptor, Lithotrip′tist, Lith′otriptor, Lith′otritist, one who practises lithotrity; Lith′othrypty; Lith′otrite, Lith′otritor, an apparatus for crushing a stone in the bladder.—adjs. Lithotrit′ic, Lithotrip′tic—also Lithothryp′tic. [Gr. lithos, stone, tribein, to rub.]
Lithotypy, lith′ō-tī-pi, n. the process of making a kind of stereotype plates by filling a mould with a composition which, when cooled, becomes hard.—n. Lith′otype, a stereotype plate, produced by lithotypy.—v.t. to prepare for printing by lithotypy. [Gr. lithos, stone, typos, type.]
Litigate, lit′i-gāt, v.t. to contest in law.—v.i. to carry on a lawsuit.—adjs. Lit′igable, that may be contested in law; Lit′igant, contending at law: engaged in a lawsuit.—n. a person engaged in a lawsuit.—ns. Litigā′tion; Lit′igātor, one who litigates; Litigios′ity, Litig′iousness.—adj. Litig′ious, inclined to engage in lawsuits: subject to contention.—adv. Litig′iously. [L. litigāre, -ātum—lis, litis, a strife, agĕre, to do.]
Litmus, lit′mus, n. a dye obtained from certain lichens, originally red, but becoming blue on the addition of alkalies or of lime.—Litmus paper, paper used in chemical testing, tinged blue by litmus, reddened by an acid, made blue again by an alkali. [For lakmose—Dut. lakmoes—lak, lac, moes, pulp.]
Litotes, lit′ō-tēz, n. (rhet.) an affirmation made indirectly by the negation of its contrary, as 'a citizen of no mean city'='of an illustrious city.' [Gr. litotēs, simplicity—litos, plain.]
Litrameter, lit-ram′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of liquids by the height to which they rise in vertical tubes under a definite air-pressure. [Gr. litra, a pound, metron, measure.]
Litre, lē′tėr, n. (her.) a hatchment consisting of a black belt, charged with the arms of the deceased. [Fr.; prob. orig. listre=liste, border.]