Lithic

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lithic \Lith"ic\ (l[i^]th"[i^]k), a. [Gr. liqiko`s of or
     belonging to stones, fr. li`qos stone: cf. F. lithique.]
     1. Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.
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     2. (Med.) Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid


        concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the
        body; as, lithic diathesis.
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     {Lithic acid} (Old Med. Chem.), uric acid. See {Uric acid},
        under {Uric}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lithic \Lith"ic\, n. (Med.)
     A medicine which tends to prevent stone in the bladder.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lithic \Lith"ic\, a. [From {Lithium}.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to or denoting lithium or some of its compounds.
     --Frankland.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lithic
       adj 1: of or containing lithium
       2: relating to or composed of stone; "lithic sandstone"