litho-, lith-, -lith, -lithic, -lite, -liths, -lites +
(Greek: stone, rock)
angiolith, angiolithic
1. A calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel.
2. An arteriolith (a calcareous deposit in an arterial wall or thrombus) or a phlebolith (a concretion or stone within a cardiovascular vein).
astrolithology
1. The field of astrogeology (a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of the celestial bodies; such as, the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites) which focuses on the study of rocks and the conditions by which they form.
2. The science of meteoritic stones.
biolith
1. A rock of organic origin.
2. A rock that is formed from or by organic material, either by noncombustible, inorganic processes that form an acaustobiolith, or by combustible, organic processes that form a caustobiolith (a combustible organic rock).
cerolite
A hydrous silicate of magnesium, allied to serpentine, occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color.
Serpentine refers to any of a group of greenish, brownish, or spotted minerals resembling a serpent's skin used as a source of magnesium and asbestos, and in architecture as a decorative stone.
chemolithoautotrophs
Bacteria that utilize the oxidation of inorganic compounds; such as, hydrogen sulfide or ferrous iron as an energy source.
cholecystolithotripsy
Crushing or fragmentation of a gallstone by manipulation of the unopened gallbladder.
choledocholithotripsy
Crushing or fragmentation of a gallstone in the common bile duct by manipulation without opening of the duct.
chromolithograph
1. A colored picture produced by making and superimposing multiple lithographs, each of which adds a different color.
2. A picture printed in colors from stone.
chromolithography
The art or process of printing color pictures from a series of stone or zinc plates by lithography.
chrysolite
A mineral silicate of iron and magnesium, principally found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a structural material in refractories and in cements.
coprolite
Fossilized excrement or dung.
coprolith
A ball of fossilized hardened feces.
coprolithic
A reference to fossilized excrement or feces.
cryolithology
In hydrology, the study of the nature, structure, and development of underground ice, especially in permafrost regions.
crystolithotomy
Surgical removal of a urinary stone from the bladder through an incision in its wall.
Related "stone, rock" word families:
lapid-;
petro-;
saxi-;
stele-.
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