lithoid

[ lith-oid ]

adjective

1. resembling stone; stonelike.

lithoid

/ ˈlɪθɔɪd; lɪˈθɔɪdəl /

adjective

1. resembling stone or rock

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithoid¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithoid¹

C19: from Greek lithoeidēs, from lithos stone

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.

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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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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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This regular disposition of lithoid basaltic lava and feldsparry vitreous lava is analogous to the phenomena of all trappean mountains; it reminds us of those phonolites lying in very ancient basalts, those close mixtures of augite and feldspar which cover the hills of wacke or porous amygdaloids: but why are the porphyritic or feldsparry lavas of the Peak found only on the summit of the volcano?

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