def>A combining form from Gr.
a. [ Litho + bile. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating an organic acid of the tartaric acid series, distinct from lithofellic acid, but, like it, obtained from certain bile products, as bezoar stones. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Litho- + Gr.
n. See Lithochromics. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Litho- + Gr.
n. [ Litho- + Gr.
n. [ Litho- + cyst. ] (Zool.) A sac containing small, calcareous concretions (otoliths). They are found in many Medusæ, and other invertebrates, and are supposed to be auditory organs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Litho- + Gr.
a. (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, Lithodomus; lithophagous. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Lithodome. ] (Zool.) A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels, and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter, in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also
☞ These holes are at first very small and shallow, but are enlarged with the growth of the shell, sometimes becoming two or three inches deep and nearly an inch diameter. [ 1913 Webster ]