mi|cro|lith

mi|cro|lith
mi|cro|lith «MY kruh lihth», noun.
a tiny, pointed blade or chip of stone, usually flint, such as those used on arrows and tools during periods of the Stone Age.
[< micro- + Greek líthos stone]

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  • microlith — mi·cro·lith …   English syllables

  • microlithic — mi·cro·lith·ic …   English syllables

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  • microlith — A minute calculus, usually multiple, sometimes constituting a coarse sand called gravel. [micro + G. lithos, stone] * * * mi·cro·lith mī krō .lith n a microscopic calculus or concretion <rupture of microliths into blood vessels (Modern… …   Medical dictionary

  • microlith — mi•cro•lith [[t]ˈmaɪ krə lɪθ[/t]] n. ara a very small stone tool made from a sharp blade shaped piece of stone and used as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, esp. in Mesolithic times • Etymology: 1875–80 mi cro•lith′ic, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Microlith — Mi cro*lith, n. [Micro + lith.] (Min.) Same as {Microlite}, 2. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Microlithic — Mi cro*lith ic, a. Formed of small stones. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lite — lith·i·oph·i·lite; lon·gu·lite; loy·o·lite; lu·cul·lite; mal·a·co·lite; man·ga·no·phyl·lite; ma·ri·a·lite; mar·mo·lite; mel·i·lite; mel·li·lite; mel·lite; men·i·lite; mer·cal·lite; meso·lite; me·tab·o·lite; me·te·or·o·lite; me·trop·o·lite;… …   English syllables

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