n. [ AS. lið. ] A joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

lithaemia

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. li`qos stone + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A condition in which uric (lithic) acid is present in the blood. [1913 Webster]

Lithagogue

n. [ Gr. li`qos stone + 'agwgo`s leading. ] (Med.) A medicine having, or supposed to have, the power of expelling calculous matter with the urine. Hooper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Litharge

n. [ OE. litarge, F. litharge, L. lithargyrus, Gr. liqa`rgyros the scum or foam of silver; li`qos stone + 'a`rgyros silver. Litharge is found in silverbearing lead ore. ] (Chem.) Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead or minium, etc. Called also massicot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lithargyrum

‖n. [ NL. See Litharge. ] (Old Chem.) Crystallized litharge, obtained by fusion in the form of fine yellow scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lithate

n. (Old Med. Chem.) A salt of lithic or uric acid; a urate. [ Obs. ] [ Written also lithiate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Lithe

a. [ AS. līðe, for linðe tender, mild, gentle; akin to G. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. Lenient. ] 1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.
Syn. -- lithesome. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lithe

v. t. [ AS. līðian. See Lithe, a. ] To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Lithe

v. t. & i. [ Icel hl&ymacr_;ða. See Listen. ] To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [ Obs. ] P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

lithe-bodied

(adj) having a lithe body

lithiasis

(n) the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ

lithia water

(n) mineral water containing lithium salts

lithic

(adj) of or containing lithium

lithic

(adj) relating to or composed of stone, Example:lithic sandstone

lithium

(n) a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals, Syn. Li, atomic number 3

lithium carbonate

(n) a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder, Syn. Lithane, Lithonate, Eskalith

lithocarpus

(n) tanbark oaks, Syn. genus Lithocarpus

lithodidae

(n) deep-sea crabs of cold waters, Syn. family Lithodidae

lithograph

(n) a print produced by lithography

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锂

[锂 / 鋰, lǐ] lithium Li, alkali metal 鹼性金屬|碱性金属 with atomic number 3, See Also: 鹼性金屬, 碱性金属 #17391

锂电池

[锂电池 / 鋰電池, lǐ diàn chí] lithium battery #20338

立陶宛

[立陶宛, Lì táo wǎn] Lithuania; the Lithuanian republic, former Baltic Soviet republic #23694

岩石圈

[岩石圈, yán shí quān] lithosphere #75553

石印

[石印, shí yìn] lithography; lithographic printing #87098

茈

[茈, zǐ] Lithospermum officinale #167641

立陶宛人

[立陶宛人, Lì táo wǎn rén] Lithuanian (person)

锂离子电池

[锂离子电池 / 鋰離子電池, lǐ lí zǐ diàn chí] lithium ion battery

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柔軟

[じゅうなん, juunan] (adj-na, n) flexible; lithe; soft; pliable; (P) #3064

紫

[むらさき, murasaki] (n) (1) purple; violet; (2) (uk) Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); (3) (See 醤油) type of soy sauce; (P) #3789

リトアニア

[ritoania] (n) Lithuania; (P) #5882

リチウム

[richiumu] (n) lithium (Li); (P) #16550

たらば蟹;鱈場蟹;多羅波蟹;鱈場ガニ

[たらばがに;たらばガニ(鱈場ガニ);タラバガニ, tarabagani ; taraba gani ( tara ba gani ); tarabagani] (n) (uk) red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

にょろにょろ

[nyoronyoro] (adv, vs) slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding

ほいほい

[hoihoi] (adv) (1) Shoo! (used to drive away people or animals); without considering the pros and (particularly) the cons; thoughtlessly; readily; blithely; willingly; (vs) (2) to pamper; to spoil

ココリス

[kokorisu] (n) coccolith

サリチオン

[sarichion] (n) salithion

スリザーリンク

[suriza-rinku] (n) slither link (popular Japanese number puzzle)

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モノリシック

[ものりしっく, monorishikku] monolithic (a-no)

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Lithograf { m }; Lithografin { f }

lithographer