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.