See Also: litho-(medicine)
litho-(dictionary)
litho(dictionary)

trisul (iou) and litho- (iou)


trisul (iou)



trisul noun. . L19.

A three-pointed figure emblematic of the Hindu god Siva; the same figure used as a Buddhist symbol.

litho- (iou)



litho- combining form. Before a vowel lith-.
[Greek lithos stone: see -O-.]
Of or pertaining to stone or rock, or a calculus.
lithochro'matic adjective of, pertaining to, or produced by lithochromatics L19.
lithochro'matics noun the Art of taking impressions from stone painted with oil colours M19.
lithochrome adjective lithochromatic M19.
lithochromy noun painting on stone M19.
lithoclast noun (a) a stone-breaker; (b) Surgery (now rare) an instrument for breaking up stone in the bladder: E19.
lithofacies noun (Geology) a facies distinguished by its lithology M20.
litho'genesis noun (Geology) the formation of (esp. sedimentary) rock E20.
li'thogenous adjective (a) Zoology (of an animal) that secretes coral; (b) Geology (of a sediment) resulting from the breakdown of rock: M19.
lithoglyph noun an engraving on stone; the Art of engraving on stone: M19.
li'tholatrous adjective stone-worshipping L19.
li'tholatry noun stone-worship L19.
lithone'phrotomy noun (Medicine) = NEPHROLITHOTOMY L19.
litho'phagic adjective = lithophagous M20.
li'thophagous adjective (Zoology) stone-eating; esp. (of a mollusc) that bores through stone; (of a bird etc.) that swallows stones to aid digestion: E19.
lithophane noun [Greek -phanes appearing] a kind of ornamentation of porcelain visible when held to the light, produced by pressing designs into it when soft; an object so decorated: E20.
lithophanic adjective pertaining to lithophanes or lithophany E19.
lithophanie (a) = lithophane; (b) = lithophany: M19.
li'thophany noun the Art or process of making lithophanes M19.
lithophile adjective (Geology & Chemistry) designating an element which commonly occurs combined as a silicate, and is supposed to have become concentrated in the earth's outer layers E20.
li'thophilous adjective (Botany & Zoology) that thrives in stony places or on rocks M19.
lithopone noun [Greek ponos (a thing produced by) work] a mixture of zinc sulphide and barium sulphate used as a white pigment in paints, leathers, etc. (now largely superseded by titanium dioxide) L19.
lithosere noun (Ecology) a plant succession originating on bare rock E20.
lithosol noun (Soil Science) an azonal soil consisting largely of imperfectly weathered rock fragments M20.
litho'static adjective (Geology) designating pressure exerted by overlying rock M20.
lithotint noun (chiefly Hist.) the Art or process of printing tinted pictures by lithography; a picture so printed: M19.