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Li*thol"a*try (?), n. [Litho- + Gr. &?; worship.] The worship of a stone or stones.

{ Lith`o*log"ic (?), Lith`o*log"ic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F. lithologique.] 1. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the character of a rock, as derived from the nature and mode of aggregation of its mineral contents.

2. Of or pertaining to lithology.

Lith`o*log"ic*al*ly (?), adv. From a lithological point of view; as, to consider a stratum lithologically.

Li*thol"o*gist (?), n. One who is skilled in lithology.

Li*thol"o*gy (?), n. [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.

Lith"o*man`cy (?), n. [Litho- + -mancy: cf. F. lithomancie.] Divination by means of stones.

Lith"o*marge (?), n. [Litho- + L. marga marl.] A clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile.

{ Lith`on*thrip"tic, Lith`on*thryp"tic } (?), a. & n. [Litho- + Gr. &?; to crush.] Same as Lithontriptic.

Lith`on*trip"tic (?), a. [Gr. li`qos, acc. &?;, a stone + &?; to rub, grind: cf. F. lithontriptique.] (Med.) Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic forcéps. -- n. A lithontriptic remedy or agent, as distilled water.

Lith"on*trip"tist, n. Same as Lithotriptist.

Lith"on*trip`tor (?), n. (Surg.) See Lithotriptor.

Li*thoph"a*gous (?), a. [Litho- + Gr. &?; to eat.] (Zoöl.) (a) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. (b) Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See Lithodomus.

Lith`o*phane (?), n. [Litho- + Gr. fai`nein to show, reveal.] Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, -- as when hung in a window, or used as a lamp shade.

Lith"o*phos`phor (?), n. [Litho- + phosphor.] A stone that becomes phosphoric by heat.

Lith`o*phos*phor"ic (?), a. Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.

Lith`o*pho*tog"ra*phy (?), n. [Litho- + photography.] Same as Photolithography.

Lith"o*phyll (?), n. [Gr. li`qos a stone + &?; a leaf: cf. F. lithophylle.] A fossil leaf or impression of a leaf.

Lith"o*physe (?), n. [Litho- + Gr. &?; a flatus, air bubble.] (Min.) A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed to be produced by expanding gas, whence the name.

Lith"o*phyte (?), n. [Litho- + Gr. &?; plant: cf. F. lithophyte.] (Zoöl.) A hard, or stony, plantlike organism, as the gorgonians, corals, and corallines, esp. those gorgonians having a calcareous axis. All the lithophytes except the corallines are animals.

Lith`o*phyt"ic (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to lithophytes.

Li*thoph"y*tous (?), a. Lithophytic.

Li*tho"sian (?), n. [From NL. Lithosia, the typical genus, fr. Gr. li`qos a stone, a rock.] (Zoöl.) Any one of various species of moths belonging to the family Lithosidæ. Many of them are beautifully colored.

Lith"o*tint (?), n. [Litho- + tint.] 1. A kind of lithography by which the effect of a tinted drawing is produced, as if made with India ink.

2. A picture produced by this process.

Lith"o*tome (?), n. [Gr. &?; cutting stones; li`qos stone + &?; to cut: cf. F. lithotome.] 1. A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.

2. (Surg.) An instrument used for cutting the bladder in operations for the stone.