9-letter words containing lith
- acroliths — Plural form of acrolith.
- batholith — a very large irregular-shaped mass of igneous rock, esp granite, formed from an intrusion of magma at great depth, esp one exposed after erosion of less resistant overlying rocks
- blitheful — joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
- cholelith — a stone formed in the gall bladder by the accumulation of bile constituents
- chololith — cholelith.
- coccolith — any of the round calcareous plates in chalk formations: formed the outer layer of unicellular plankton
- coprolith — a hard stony mass of dried faeces in the intestine that is caused by chronic constipation
- cyclolith — a stone circle
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- dilithium — A fictional crystalline mineral in the Star Trek franchise, described as an essential component of anti-matter energy generation systems.
- epilithic — (of plants) growing on the surface of rock
- granolith — a composition stone for pavements, made from crushed granite or the like and cement.
- hyolithid — any invertebrate of the extinct genus Hyolithes, most common in the Cambrian Period, having a limy, univalve shell, and thought to be related to the pteropods.
- kallithea — a city in E Greece, a suburb of Athens.
- laccolith — a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- litheness — The property of being lithe.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithiasis — the formation or presence of stony concretions, as calculi, in the body.
- lithified — Simple past tense and past participle of lithify.
- lithistid — a sponge, of the group Lithistida, consisting of small spikes which form a skeletal structure
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- lithology — Geology. (loosely) petrology. the physical characteristics of a rock or stratigraphic unit.
- lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- lithotome — an instrument used in a lithotomy operation, to remove bladder stones
- lithotomy — surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
- lithuania — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic: an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,174 sq. mi. (65,200 sq. km). Capital: Vilnius.
- lopoliths — Plural form of lopolith.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.
- microlith — a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times.
- monoliths — Plural form of monolith.
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- otolithic — Of or partaining to an otolith.
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
- phytolith — a microscopic silica body that forms in a living plant and becomes fossilized.
- rhinolith — a calculus or stone formed in the nose which can lead to other medical conditions such as headaches or sinusitis
- sialolith — a hard deposit occurring in a salivary gland
- slithered — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- statolith — Zoology. any of the granules of lime, sand, etc., contained within a statocyst.
- trilithon — a prehistoric structure consisting of two upright stones supporting a horizontal stone.
- xenoliths — Plural form of xenolith.
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