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Webster 1913 Edition


Lithology

Li-thol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[
Litho-
+
-logy
: cf. F.
lithologie
.]
1.
The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature.
2.
(Med.)
A treatise on stones found in the body.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lithology

LITHOL'OGY

,
Noun.
[Gr. stone, and discourse.]
1.
The science or natural history of stones.
2.
A treatise on stones found in the body.