- -lith
- suffix denoting types of stone (laccolith; monolith).
Etymology: Gk lithos stone
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\\ˌlith\ noun combining form (-s)1.a. : stone : structure or implement of stonecyclolith
monolith
eolith
b. : artificial stone : cementgranolith
angiolith
nephrolith
3. : -lite 1acoccolith
zoolith
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a combining form meaning "stone" (acrolith; megalith; paleolith); sometimes occurring in words as a variant form of -lite (batholith; laccolith). Cf. -lite.[see LITHO-]* * *
lith «lihth», noun. Archaic.1. a limb.2. a joint.╂[Old English lith]-lith,╂[< Greek líthos stone]lith.,1. lithograph.2. lithography.Lith.,1. Lithuania.2. Lithuanian.* * *
suffix denoting types of stonelaccolith | monolith
Origin:from Greek lithos ‘stone’* * *
-litha terminal element representing Gr. λίθος stone, in adaptations of actual or assumed Gr. compounds. The words with this ending are chiefly terms of Biology and Pathology, as coccolith, cyatholith, discolith, helmintholith, hippolith; other examples are acrolith, aerolith, laccolith, monolith. In terms of mineralogy -lite is commonly used instead of -lith.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.