prelithic
ɪk adjective
1.
pertaining to or consisting of stone.
2.
Petrology. pertaining to clastic rocks, either sedimentary or volcanic, containing a large proportion of debris from previously formed rocks: a lithic sandstone; lithic tuff.
3.
Pathology. pertaining to stony concretions, or calculi, formed within the body, especially in the bladder.
4.
Chemistry. of, pertaining to, or containing lithium.
noun
5.
Archaeology. a stone artifact.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or composed of stone |
| 2. | containing abundant fragments of previously formed rock: a lithic sandstone |
| 3. | pathol of or relating to a calculus or calculi, esp one in the urinary bladder |
| 4. | of or containing lithium |
| [C18: from Greek lithikos stony] | |
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lithic
1797, from Gk. lithikos, from lithos "stone."
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