lith8logic, lithologIcal

[Eng. lith olog(y); -ical.] Of or pertaining to lithology, or the science of stones; pertaining to the character of a rock, or derived from the nature and mode of aggregation of its mineral contents. It is specially used regarding the stony structure or character of a mineral ma , as distinguished from its zoological or paleontological character. lith-8-log-ic-al-ly, adverb. [Eng. lithological; -ly.] In a lithological manner; according to lithology. 11-thol-o-gist, s. [Eng. litholog (y); -ist.] One versed in lithology. 11-tho i-ô-gỹ, s. [Gr. lithos =a stone, and logos =a discourse, a treatise.] 1. Geol.: The department of science which treats of the mineral constituents and stratigraphical arrangement of rocks, as distinguished from their paleontology. 2. Med . The department which treats of stones or calculi in the IMG:content-0632.png:[blocks in formation]