lithoid

American  

[lith-oid] / ˈlɪθ ɔɪd /

Also lithoidal

adjective

1. resembling stone; stonelike.

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lithoid British  

/ ˈlɪθɔɪd, lɪˈθɔɪdəl /

adjective

1. resembling stone or rock

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Etymology

Origin of lithoid

From the Greek word lithoeidḗs, dating back to 1835–45. See lith-, -oid

Example Sentences

Lithoid, -al, lith′oid, -al, adj. resembling a stone.

From Project Gutenberg

Several days might be profitably spent by the antiquarian in investigating the contents of the different tiers of galleries; while the geologist would find matter for interesting speculation in the partial intrusion of the older lithoid tufa here and there into the softer and more recent volcanic deposits in which the passages are excavated, and in which numerous decomposing crystals of leucite may be observed.

From Project Gutenberg

The lithoid masses here cover, if we may use the expression, the shore of the ancient interior sea; everything subject to destruction, such as the liquid dejections, and the scoriae filled with bubbles, has been carried away.

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The nature of the phonolites, which are lithoid lavas with a feldspar basis, and the nature of the green slates intermixed with hornblende, oppose this opinion.

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At the time of the eruption of the volcano of Temanfaya, two pyramidal hills of lithoid lava rose from the bottom of the ocean, and gradually united themselves with the island of Lancerota.

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