Lithic

Lithic (lith"ik) , adjective

[Greek liqiko`s of or belonging to stones, from li`qos stone: compare French lithique.]

Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.

(Medicine) Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the body; as, lithic diathesis.

Collocations (1)

Lithic acid (Old Medicine Chemistry) , uric acid. See Uric acid, under Uric.

Lithic , noun

(Medicine) A medicine which tends to prevent stone in the bladder.

Lithic , adjective

[From Lithium.]

(Chemistry) Pertaining to or denoting lithium or some of its compounds. — Frankland