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Webster 1913 Edition


Lithic

Lith′ic

(lĭth′ĭk)
,
Adj.
[Gr.
λιθικόσ
of or belonging to stones, fr.
λίθοσ
stone: cf. F.
lithique
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to stone;
as,
lithic
architecture
.
2.
(Med.)
Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the body;
as,
lithic
diathesis
.
Lithic acid
(Old Med. Chem.)
,
uric acid. See
Uric acid
, under
Uric
.

Lith′ic

,
Noun.
(Med.)
A medicine which tends to prevent stone in the bladder.

Lith′ic

,
Adj.
[From
Lithium
.]
(Chem.)
Pertaining to or denoting lithium or some of its compounds.
Frankland.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lithic

LITH'IC

,
Adj.
[supra.] Pertaining to the stone in the bladder. The lithic acid is obtained from a calculus in the bladder.

Definition 2024


lithic

lithic

English

Adjective

lithic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to stone.
    lithic architecture
  2. (chemistry) Of or relating to lithium.
  3. (medicine) Relating to the formation of uric acid concretions (stones) in the bladder and other parts of the body.
    lithic diathesis

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Derived terms

Noun

lithic (plural lithics)

  1. (anthropology) A stone tool or projectile
  2. A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder.

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