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lithic

/lith-ik/US // ˈlɪθ ɪk //UK // (ˈlɪθɪk) //

石质,石材,石器,石质的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to or consisting of stone.
    • : Petrology. pertaining to clastic rocks, either sedimentary or volcanic, containing a large proportion of debris from previously formed rocks: a lithic sandstone; lithic tuff.
    • : Pathology. pertaining to stony concretions, or calculi, formed within the body, especially in the bladder.
    • : Chemistry. of, relating to, or containing lithium.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Archaeology. a stone artifact.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The deposits in which solvents are appropriate are termed respectively Lithic and Phosphatic.

  • Excessive indulgence in animal food or in wine may cause an over-secretion of Lithic acid.

  • A suppression of the secretion of the skin causes a lithic deposit in some cases, as in a common "cold."

  • Acids dissolve a phosphatic, and Alkalies or their carbonates a lithic deposit, in the body, as well as out of it.

  • For the solvent passes out along with each successive quantity of the Lithic or Phosphatic matter that is formed and excreted.