lithˈite noun

A calcareous body secreted in an animal cell, esp with a sensory function

lithochromatic /-ə-krō-matˈik or -krə-/ adjective

lithochromatˈics singular noun

The art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result

lithˈochromy /-krō-mi/ noun

1. (Gr chrōma, -atos colour) painting on stone
2. Chromolithography

lithˈoclast noun

(Gr klaein to crush) an instrument for crushing bladder-stones

lithˈocyst /-ō-sist/ noun

(Gr kystis a bladder) a sac containing a lithite

lithodomous /-odˈə-məs/ adjective

(Gr lithodomos a mason, from domos a dwelling) living in burrows in rocks

Lithodˈomus noun

The date-shell genus

lithogenous /-ojˈi-nəs/ adjective

Rock-building

lithˈoglyph /-ə-glif/ noun

(Gr glyphein to carve) an engraving on stone, esp a precious stone

lithˈograph /-gräf/ noun

(Gr graphein to write) a print produced by lithography, from stone (lithographic stone or slate a fine-grained slaty limestone), or a substitute (such as zinc or aluminium), with greasy ink

To print in this way

lithographer /-ogˈrə-fər/ noun

lithographic /-ə-grafˈik/ or lithographˈical adjective

lithographˈically adverb

lithogˈraphy noun

A method of printing from a stone or metal plate that makes use of the immiscibility of oil and water, the image to be printed being receptive to the oil-based ink, and the rest of the plate to moisture, so that when ink comes into contact with the dampened plate, only the image prints

lithˈoid or lithoidˈal adjective

Like stone

lithˈolapaxy noun

(Gr lapaxis evacuation) the operation of crushing stone in the bladder and working it out

litholˈatrous adjective

litholatry /-olˈə-tri/ noun

(Gr latreiā worship) stone-worship

lithologˈic or lithologˈical adjective

lithologˈically adverb

litholˈogist noun

litholˈogy noun

1. The science of rocks as mineral masses
2. The department of medicine concerned with calculi

lithˈomancy /-man-si/ noun

(Gr manteiā divination) divination by stones

lithˈomarge /-ō-märj/ noun

(L marga marl) a compact china clay

lithophagous /-ofˈə-gəs/ adjective

1. (Gr phagein to eat) stone-swallowing
2. Rock-boring

lithˈophane /-ō-fān/ noun

(Gr phainesthai to appear) porcelain with pictures showing through transparency

lithophilous /-ofˈi-ləs/ adjective

(Gr philos friend) growing, living or sheltering among stones

lithophysa /-ō-fīˈsə/ noun (pl lithophyˈsae /-sē/)

(Gr phȳsa bubble) a bladder-like spherulite (also lithˈophyse)

lithˈophyte /-fīt/ noun

1. (Gr phyton plant) a plant that grows on rocks or stones
2. A stony organism, such as coral

lithophytic /-fitˈik/ adjective

lithˈopone /-ō-pōn/ noun

(Gr ponos work) a white pigment of barium sulphate and zinc sulphide

lithoprint /līˈthō-/ noun

A print made by lithography

lithˈosol noun

Soil consisting mainly of recently weathered rock fragments

lithˈosphere /-ō-sfēr/ noun (Gr sphaira sphere; geology)

The rocky crust of the earth

lithospheric /-sferˈik/ adjective

lithˈotome /-ō-tōm/ noun

(Gr tomia the operation of cutting) an instrument for lithotomy

lithotomic /-tomˈ/ or lithotomˈical adjective

lithotomist /-otˈəm-ist/ noun

A surgeon who practises lithotomy

lithotˈomous adjective

Boring in rocks, as some molluscs

lithotˈomy noun

The surgical operation of removing a stone from a bodily organ, esp the bladder

lithotripter, lithotrite, lithotrity, etc noun see under lithotripsy