Lithophosphor
Lith″o‐phos′phor (?), n. [Litho- + phosphor.] A stone that becomes phosphoric by heat.
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Lithophosphoric
Lith′o‐phos‐phor″ic (?), a. Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.
Lithophotography
Lith′o‐pho‐tog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Litho- + photography.] Same as Photolithography.
Lithophyll
Lith″o‐phyll (?), n. [Gr. λίθοσ a stone + � a leaf: cf. F. lithophylle.] A fossil leaf or impression of a leaf.
Lithophyse
Lith″o‐physe (?), n. [Litho- + Gr. � a flatus, air bubble.] (Min.) A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. I...
Lithophyte
Lith″o‐phyte (?), n. [Litho- + Gr. � plant: cf. F. lithophyte.] (Zoöl.) A hard, or stony, plantlike organism, as the gorgonians, corals, and corallines, esp. those gorgonians ha...
Lithophytic
Lith′o‐phyt″ic (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to lithophytes.
Lithophytous
Li‐thoph″y‐tous (?), a. Lithophytic.
Lithosian
Li‐tho″sian (?), n. [From NL. Lithosia, the typical genus, fr. Gr. λίθοσ a stone, a rock.] (Zoöl.) Any one of various species of moths belonging to the family Lithosidæ. Many of...
Lithosphere
Lith″o‐sphere (?), n. [Litho- + sphere.] (Phys. Geog.) (a) The solid earth as distinguished from its fluid envelopes, the hydrosphere and atmosphere. (b) The outer part of the s...
Lithotint
Lith″o‐tint (?), n. [Litho- + tint.] 1. A kind of lithography by which the effect of a tinted drawing is produced, as if made with India ink.2. A picture produced by this process.
Lithotome
Lith″o‐tome (?), n. [Gr. � cutting stones; λίθοσ stone + � to cut: cf. F. lithotome.] 1. A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.2. (Surg.) An instrument used ...
Lithotomic
{ Lith′o‐tom″ic (?), Lith′o‐tom″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. λίθοσ stone cutting: cf. F. lithotomique.] Pertaining to, or performed by, lithotomy.
Lithotomist
Li‐thot″o‐mist (?), n. [Cf. F. lithotomiste.] One who performs the operation of cutting for stone in the bladder, or one who is skilled in the operation.
Lithotomy
Li‐thot″o‐my (?), n. [L. lithotomia, Gr. �: cf. F. lithotomie.] (Surg.) The operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder.
Lithotripsy
Lith″o‐trip′sy (lĭth″ō̍‐trĭp′sy̆), n. [Litho- + Gr. τρίβειν to rub, grind: cf. F. lithotripsie.] (Surg.) The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder with an instrument call...
Lithotriptic
Lith′o‐trip″tic (–trĭp″tĭk), a. & n. Same as Lithontriptic.
Lithotriptist
Lith″o‐trip′tist (lĭth″ō̍‐trĭp′tĭst), n. One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder.
Lithotriptor
Lith″o‐trip′tor (?), n.(Surg.) An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite.
Lithotrite
{ Lith″o‐trite (?), Lith″o‐tri″tor (?), } [See Lithotrity.] (Surg.) A lithotriptor.
Lithotritist
Li‐thot″ri‐tist (?), n. A lithotriptist.
Lithotrity
Li‐thot″ri‐ty (?), n. [Litho- + L. terere, tritum, to rub, grind.] (Surg.) The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder into small pieces capable of being voided.
Lithotype
Lith″o‐type (?), n. A kind of stereotype plate made by lithotypy; also, that which in printed from it. See Lithotypy.
Lithotype (2)
Lith″o‐type, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lithotyped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Lithotyping (?).] To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of lithotypy. See Lithotypy.
Lithotype (3)
Lith″o‐type (?), n. 1. An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in relief; also, the process of printing from such a surface, or that which is printed from it.2. ...
Lithotypic
Lith′o‐typ″ic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or produced by, lithotypy.
Lithotypy
Li‐thot″y‐py (?), n. [Litho- + -typy.] The art or process of making a kind of hard, stereotype plate, by pressing into a mold, taken from a page of type or other matter, a compo...