lithic

adj, noun — 8 senses

lithic

adj

/ˈlɪθɪk/

Etymology From lith- + -ic.

1

Relating to stone.

  • lithic architecture
2

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Relating to rock.

3

Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Relating to lithium.

4

Medicine, Sciences Relating to the formation of uric acid concretions (stones) in the bladder and other parts of the body.

  • lithic diathesis
5

Archaeology, History, Human sciences, Sciences Capitalized, Often pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE.

Derived terms
abyssolithic, antilithic, cystolithic, endolithic, heliolithic, lithate, lithic acid, lithic mulch, paralithic, polylithic, siderolithic

lithic

noun

Etymology From lith- + -ic.

1

Anthropology, Human sciences, Sciences A stone tool or projectile.

2

A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder.

3

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences A lithic fragment: a piece of another rock eroded down to sand size.

  • Silty fine sandstone: poorly sorted; 50% quartz, 30% fossils, 10% lithics, 10% feldspar1983, Richard Squires, Mark Filewicz, Cenozoic Geology of the Simi Valley Area, Southern California:

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