# lith-
## English
### Etymology

From the Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos, “stone”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lĭth, IPA: /lɪθ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Homophones: -lith, lith

### Prefix

lith-
* stone

#### Usage notes

* When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as litho-).

#### Synonyms

* lapid- (Latinate prefix)
* -lite (quasi-Grecian suffix)
* -lith (Grecian suffix)
* pess- (Grecian prefix)
* petr- (Grecian prefix)
* plinth- (Grecian prefix)
* pseph- (Grecian prefix)
* ruder- (Latinate prefix)
* rup- (Latinate prefix)
* sax- (Latinate prefix)

#### Derived terms

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* lithagogue (pathology)
* lithanode (electronics)
* lithectasy (surgery)
* lithectomy (surgery)
* lithify →
** lithifaction
** lithification
** lithified
* lithobiblion (geology)
* lithobiotic →
** lithobiotism
* lithobrake →
** lithobraking
* lithocarp
* lithochromatic →
** lithochromic
* lithochromatography →
** lithochromatographic
* lithochrome
* lithochromy
* lithochrysography
* lithoclast (surgery, otherwise obsolete) →
** lithoclastic
** lithoclasty
* lithocol, lithocolla
* lithocoralline
* lithocyst (zoölogy and botany)
* lithocystotomy (surgery)
* lithodialysis (surgery) →
** lithodialytic
* lithofacies (geology)
* lithofellic, lithofellinic (chemistry)
* lithofracteur
* lithofractor
* lithogenesis, lithogenesy
* lithogenous
* lithogeny (pathology and geology)
* lithoglyph →
** lithoglypher (obsolete)
* lithoglyphite
* lithograph →
** litho
** lithographed
* lithographer
* litholabe, litholabon (surgery)
* litholapaxy (surgery)
* litholatry →
** litholatrous
* litholeine
* lithologer (obsolete, rare)
* litholysis (surgery)
* litholyte
* litholytic
* lithomancy
* lithometer
* lithomyl →
** lithomyly
* lithonephritis (pathology)
* lithonephrotomy (surgery)
* lithopædion, lithopædium
* lithophagous
* lithophagus
* lithophane →
** lithophanic
* lithophany
* lithophil(e), lithophilic (geology and chemistry)
* lithophilous
* lithophone (surgery)
* lithophosphor →
** lithophosphoric
* lithophotography
* lithophthisis (pathology)
* lithophyll (palæontology)
* lithophysa, lithophyse
* lithophyte (zoölogy and botany) →
** lithophytic
** lithophytous
* lithopone
* lithoscope (surgery)
* lithoscopist (obsolete)
* lithosere (ecology)
* lithosol (pedology)
* lithospermous (botany)
* lithosphere →
** lithospheric
* lithostatic (geology)
* lithostratigraphy (geology) →
** lithostratigraphic
** lithostratigraphical
* lithotheology
* lithotint →
** lithotinted
* lithotripsy, lithotripsis (surgery and medicine) →
** lithotriptist (rare)
* lithotroph (biology)
** lithotrophic
** lithotrophy
* lithotype →
** lithotypy →
*** lithotype
*** lithotypic
* lithoxyloidical (obsolete)
* lithoxylon, lithoxyl(e) (mineralogy) →
** lithoxylite
* lithuresis, lithuria (pathology)
* lithurorrhœa

#### Related terms

* lithæmia (pathology) →
** lithæmic
* lithanthrax (obsolete)
* litharge →
** litharge-furnace
** litharge of bismuth (obsolete)
** litharge of gold (obsolete)
** litharge of lead (obsolete)
** litharge of silver (obsolete)
** litharge-plaster
** litharge-way
* lithic →
** lithate, lithiate (chemistry) →
*** lithatic
** lithiated (obsolete)
** lithic acid (chemistry and pathology, obsolete)
** lithic age
* lithia (pathology)
* lithiasis (pathology)
* lithion (chemistry, obsolete) →
** lithia (chemistry) →
*** lithia-emerald
*** lithia-mica
*** lithia salt
*** lithia-tourmaline
*** lithia water
*** lithium (chemistry) →
**** lithian (mineralogy)
**** lithiated
**** lithic (chemistry) →
***** lithic paint
**** lithiophilite (mineralogy)
** lithina (chemistry, obsolete)
** lithionite (mineralogy, obsolete)
* lithiophorite (mineralogy)
* lithistid →
** lithistidan
* lithodipyra
* lithodomus, lithodome (zoölogy) →
** lithodomize
** lithodomous (zoölogy)
* lithoglyphic
* lithography →
** lith →
*** lith film
** lithographic →
*** lithographical →
**** lithographically
*** lithographic limestone
*** lithographic offset
*** lithographic paper
*** lithographic slate
*** lithographic stone
*** lithographic varnish
** lithographize (obsolete)
** lithoprint →
*** lithoprinting
* lithoid →
** lithoidal
* lithology →
** lithologic
** lithological →
*** lithologically
** lithologist
* lithomarge, lithomarga (geology)
* lithonthryptic (medicine)
* lithontriptor (surgery)
* lithophyton
* lithops
* lithosiid
* lithospermon, lithospermum, lithosperm
* lithothamnion →
** lithothamnic
* lithotome
* lithotomic →
** lithotomical
* lithotomy →
** lithotomist
** lithotomize →
*** lithotomized
** lithotomy position (obstetrics)
* lithotripter (medicine)
* lithotritor, lithotriteur (surgery) →
** lithotrity →
*** lithotrite (surgery)
*** lithotritic
*** lithotritist
*** lithotritize

### References

* “litho-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

### Anagrams

* Hilt, hilt