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microlith

microlith noun: a small stone tool.

Noun

microlith (plural microliths)

  1. A small stone tool.
    Synonyms:
    microlite
  2. The microscopic acicular components of rocks.

Synonyms of microlith

Forms of microlith

pluralmicroliths

Origin of microlith

From micro- + -lith. In the sense of rock components, the name was suggested by Vogelsang in 1867.

Questions about microlith

What does microlith mean?
Microlith means a small stone tool.
What part of speech is microlith?
Microlith is a noun.
What is the plural of microlith?
The plural of microlith is microliths.

Words near microlith in the dictionary

  1. microlite
  2. microliter
  3. microliterature
  4. microliters
  5. microlites
  6. microlith
  7. microlithiasis
  8. microlithic
  9. microlithisation
  10. microlithographic
  11. microlithography

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