English words: Lit Hum to lithontriptor

English words Lit Hum to lithontriptor

1. Lit Hum noun: Abbreviation of litteræ humaniores.
2. lit'l adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, pronoun: Contraction or pronunciation spelling of little, small.
3. lit'rally adverb: Pronunciation spelling of literally.
4. lit up adjective, verb: Illuminated.
5. lit up like a Christmas tree adjective, verb: Very brightly lit.
6. lit-verse noun: A literary universe, a fictional milieu formed out of a body of literature in a particular setting.
7. Lita proper noun: A female given name.
8. Litani proper noun: A river in Lebanon; an east-west river in South Lebanon north of Israel and south of the Zahrani.
9. litanic adjective: Of, relating to, or in the style of litany.
10. litany noun /ˈlɪtəni/: A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
11. litany desk noun: In the English Church, a movable desk at which a minister kneels, facing the altar, while he recites the litany.
12. litany stool noun: Synonym of litany desk.
13. litanywise adverb: In the manner of a litany.
14. litas noun /ˈlɪtæs/: The former currency or money of Lithuania, divided into 100 centai.
15. litation noun: sacrifice
16. litblog noun: A weblog on the topic of literature.
17. litch adverb, noun: Alternative form of lich.
18. litch field noun: Alternative spelling of lichfield.
19. litch gate noun: Alternative spelling of lych-gate
20. litch way noun: Alternative form of lichway
21. litchee noun: Alternative form of lychee.
22. litcherally adverb: Pronunciation spelling of literally
23. litchfield noun: Alternative spelling of lichfield.
24. litchfieldite noun: A rare coarse-grained, foliated igneous rock that is a variety of nepheline syenite.
25. litchgate noun: Alternative spelling of lych-gate
26. litchi noun /ˈliːt͡ʃiː/: Alternative spelling of lychee.
27. litchitini noun: Alternative spelling of lycheetini.
28. litchway noun: Alternative form of lichway
29. lite adjective, noun, suffix, verb /laɪt/: Abridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
30. Litecoin noun: A unit of the Litecoin cryptocurrency.
31. liteness noun: The state or condition of being lite.
32. liter noun /ˈliː.tə/: Alternative form of litre, one cubic decimeter.
33. literacide noun: The "murder" of a book or other literature
34. literacy noun /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/: The ability to read and write.
35. literae humaniores noun: An undergraduate course of study focused on classics.
36. literage noun: Alternative form of litreage.
37. literal adjective, noun /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/: Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words;...
38. literal-minded adjective: Tending to take things literally, without understanding subtext, etc.
39. literal rule noun: The method of strictly interpreting a statute according to the meaning, established by convention, of the words used therein.
40. literal theonymy noun: The naming of a person with a divine name, such as the use of Jesus as a given name in Mexico and Central America.
41. literalisation noun: Alternative form of literalization.
42. literalise verb: Alternative form of literalize.
43. literaliser noun: Alternative form of literalizer.
44. literalism noun: Literal interpretation or understanding; adherence to the exact letter or precise significance, as in interpreting or translating.
45. literalist noun: A person who adheres to the literal representation of a statement or law.
46. literalistic adjective /ˌlɪt(ə)ɹəˈlɪstɪk/: Of or pertaining to literalism or literalists.
47. literalistically adverb: In a literalistic manner.
48. literality noun: The condition of being literal
49. literalization noun: The act or process of literalizing.
50. literalize verb: To make literal or prosaic
51. literalizer noun: A literalist (someone who takes something literally)
52. literally adverb /ˈlɪ.tə.ɹə.li/: Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words.
53. literalness noun: The property of being literal.
54. literarian noun: Synonym of literatist.
55. literarily adverb: In a literary manner.
56. literariness noun: The property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgeable of literature.
57. literarist noun: An academic involved in teaching literature rather than composition.
58. literary adjective /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/: Relating to literature.
59. literary agent noun: A person who represents writers and their written works to publishers and film producers and assists in the sale and deal negotiation of the same.
60. literary criticism noun: The study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.
61. literary device noun: An identifiable structure that is employed in literature and storytelling.
62. literary executor noun: A person acting on behalf of beneficiaries (e.g. family members, a designated charity, a research library or archive) under the author's will.
63. literary fiction noun /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəɹi ˌfɪk(t)ʃən/: Any work of fiction regarded as having literary merit.
64. literary inquisition noun: The persecution of intellectuals on the basis of their writings as practiced in imperial China.
65. literary journalism noun: Journalism with a more storylike twist than its factual counterpart.
66. literary language noun: A register of a language that is used in literary writing.
67. literary present noun: The present tense as used by convention to describe events in fictional works, such as when explaining the plot of a book or film.
68. literary science noun: In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative...
69. literary technique noun: Literary device.
70. literary theory noun: The theory or the philosophy of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism
71. literary tourism noun: The recreational practice of visiting places and attending events that are mentioned in literary texts or relevant to the lives of their authors.
72. literaryism noun: literary style or expression
73. literate adjective, noun /ˈlɪtəɹət/: Able to read and write; having literacy.
74. literate programming noun: A programming paradigm in which a program is given as an explanation of the program logic in a natural language (such as English), interspersed with...
75. literately adverb: In the way of one who is literate.
76. literateness noun: The quality of being literate.
77. literatesque adjective: having a literary quality; befitting literature
78. literatesqueness noun: The quality of being literatesque.
79. literateur noun: Alternative spelling of litterateur.
80. literateuse noun: Alternative spelling of litterateuse.
81. literati noun /ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/: Well-educated, erudite, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.
82. literatim adverb /ˌlɪ.tɚˈeɪ.tɪm/: Letter by letter.
83. literation noun: The use of letters to represent sounds, words, etc., in a language.
84. literatisation noun: Alternative form of literatization.
85. literatise verb: Alternative form of literatize.
86. literatist noun: A person who is interested or involved in literature.
87. literatization noun: The act or process of literatizing or becoming literatized.
88. literatize verb: To make literate; to introduce or increase the incidence of reading and writing.
89. literator noun: A literary person, a man of letters.
90. literature noun /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/: The body of all written works.
91. literature review noun: A scholarly paper, or part of one, compiled from published sources, which sums up current knowledge of a particular topic.
92. literature search noun: A systematic search through published literature in order to produce a literature review.
93. literatured adjective: well-read
94. literaturological adjective: Of or relating to literaturology, the study of literature.
95. literaturology noun: The scholarly or scientific study of literature.
96. literatus noun /lɪtəˈɹɑːtəs/: A learned person; especially one acquainted with literature.
97. literbike noun: Alternative form of litrebike.
98. litereally adverb: Alternative spelling of litreally.
99. literose adjective: Distinctively literary, usually in a studied or affected form.
100. literosity noun: The quality of being literose.
101. literotica noun: Erotic literature.
102. litfan noun /ˈlɪtfæn/: A science fiction fan primarily interested in written science fiction.
103. litfic noun /ˈlɪtfɪk/: literary fiction
104. lith noun, prefix, suffix /lɪθ/: Alternative form of -lite.
105. Litha proper noun: A pagan holiday and Wiccan Sabbat
106. lithaemia noun: uricemia
107. lithaemic adjective: Alternative form of lithemic.
108. lithagogue noun: Any medicine capable of expelling calculous matter with the urine.
109. lithal noun: lithium aluminium hydride.
110. lithalsa noun: A frost-induced raised landform in permafrost areas with mineral-rich soils, where a perennial ice lens has developed within the soil.
111. litham noun: A veil of North Africa that covers the lower face.
112. lithangiuria noun: The presence of calculi in the urinary tract.
113. lithanthrax noun: mineral coal
114. litharenite noun: A lithic sandstone
115. litharenitic adjective: Relating to a litharenite.
116. litharge noun /ˈlɪθɑːd͡ʒ/: lead monoxide (PbO) a toxic solid formed from oxidation of lead in air, and used as a pigment.
117. lithargyrum noun: crystallized litharge, obtained by fusion in the form of fine yellow scales.
118. lithate noun: Any salt of lithic acid (uric acid); an urate.
119. lithe adjective, noun, verb /laɪð/: Mild; calm.
120. lithectasy noun: The extraction of calculi through the mechanically dilated urethra.
121. lithectomy noun: Excision of a calculus.
122. lithely adverb: In a lithe manner.
123. lithemia noun: Alternative form of lithaemia.
124. lithemic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to lithemia.
125. lithen verb /ˈlaɪðən/: To make lithe, soften; to ease, mitigate
126. litheness noun: The property of being lithe.
127. lither adjective /ˈlɪðə/: Lazy, slothful; listless.
128. Litherland proper noun: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3397).
129. litherly adjective, adverb: mischievous
130. litherness noun: Wickedness.
131. lithesome adjective /ˈlaɪðsəm/: Characterised or marked by litheness; pliant, limber, nimble, lissom.
132. lithesomeness noun: The quality of being lithesome.
133. Lithgow proper noun /lɪθɡəʊ/: A habitational surname.
134. lithia noun: Lithium oxide, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of ceramics and glass.
135. lithia emerald noun: hiddenite
136. lithia water noun: A type of mineral water containing lithium salts, used to treat an array of mental health problems, including depression, aggression, and learning disabilities.
137. lithian adjective: Containing lithium.
138. lithiasic adjective: Relating to lithiasis.
139. lithiasis noun /lɪˈθaɪ.əsɪs/: The process of forming stonelike deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.
140. lithiate noun, verb: lithate
141. lithiated adjective: treated with lithium or one of its compounds.
142. lithiatic adjective: of or pertaining to lithiasis.
143. lithiation noun: reaction with lithium or an organolithium compound
144. lithic adjective, noun, suffix /ˈlɪθɪk/: Relating to stone.
145. lithic acid noun: uric acid
146. lithically adverb: In terms of rock or stone.
147. lithide noun: A hypothetical alkalide with lithium as the anion.
148. lithifaction noun: Synonym of lithification (“the compaction and cementation of sediment into rock”).
149. lithification noun /ˌlɪθɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/: The compaction and cementation of sediment into rock.
150. lithified adjective, verb: Having undergone lithification.
151. lithify verb /ˈlɪθɪfaɪ/: To turn sediment into solid rock
152. lithio- prefix: Having a lithium atom replace hydrogen in an organic compound.
153. lithiomarsturite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, lithium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
154. lithiophilite noun: A variety of triphylite that is a mixed phosphate of lithium and manganese.
155. lithiophorite noun: A basic oxide of lithium, manganese and aluminium found in hydrothermal ore deposits and sedimentary manganese deposits, with the chemical formula...
156. lithiophosphate noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
157. lithiosilane noun: The compound LiSiH₃
158. lithiotantite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lithium, niobium, oxygen, and tantalum.
159. lithiowodginite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic grayish white mineral containing lithium, oxygen, and tantalum.
160. lithistid noun: Any member of the Lithistida, a taxonomic order of sponges.
161. lithium noun /ˈlɪθi.əm/: The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of...
162. lithium-6 noun: A stable isotope 63Li, having three protons and three neutrons, that makes up about 7% of natural lithium; it is used in the nuclear industry.
163. lithium-7 noun: A stable isotope, 73Li, having three protons and four neutrons, that makes up about 93% of natural lithium.
164. lithium acetate noun: the lithium salt of acetic acid; used as a buffer in electrophoresis
165. lithium aluminium hydride noun: LiAlH₄, a powerful reducing agent with many applications in organic chemistry; contains the aluminohydride anion AlH₄⁻.
166. lithium aluminohydride noun: The compound lithium aluminium hydride.
167. lithium aluminum hydride noun: Alternative spelling of lithium aluminium hydride.
168. lithium amide noun: The lithium salt of ammonia LiNH₂
169. lithium battery noun: Any of a group of electrical batteries that have a lithium anode; used in many portable electronic devices.
170. lithium borohydride noun: The strong reducing agent LiBH₄
171. lithium bromide noun: the lithium salt of hydrobromic acid, LiBr, sometimes used as a desiccant
172. lithium carbonate noun: The lithium salt of carbonic acid, Li₂CO₃, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, and medically, in the treatment of bipolar disorder.
173. lithium chloride noun: the lithium salt of hydrochloric acid, LiCl, used in the electrolytic production of lithium metal, and as a flux
174. lithium citrate noun: The lithium salt of citric acid, sometimes used in the treatment of bipolar disorder.
175. lithium deuteride noun: a form of lithium hydride in which the normal hydrogen is replaced with deuterium; used in thermonuclear weapons
176. lithium diisopropylamide noun: A strong base, used in organic chemistry to synthesise carbanions.
177. lithium-drifted silicon detector noun: a radiation detector used in astrophysics, nuclear physics, imaging and X-ray spectroscopy
178. lithium economy noun: A post-carbon economy, based on lithium fuel cells for the generation of power.
179. lithium fluoride noun: A salt that may be prepared by the action of hydrofluoric acid on many lithium compounds, occurring naturally as griceite; its crystals are used in optical...
180. lithium hexafluorophosphate noun: The salt LiPF₆ that is used as an electrolyte in lithium batteries
181. lithium hydride noun: LiH, a gray solid that reacts violently with water, and can ignite spontaneously in air; it has a number of industrial applications, and is used in the...
182. lithium hydroxide noun: An alkali, LiOH, used in gas-purification systems in spacecraft, submarines etc, and in the preparation of lithium soap.
183. lithium iodide noun: the lithium salt of hydriodic acid, HI
184. lithium ion battery noun: A type of rechargeable battery containing lithium compounds but not elemental lithium, used in many consumer electronics devices.
185. lithium metaborate noun: The salt LiBO₂
186. lithium naphthalene noun: An organic salt used as a reductant in the synthesis of organic, organometallic, and inorganic chemistry.
187. lithium naphthalide noun: the resultant compound formed by adding naphthalene and lithium metal in a solution of tetrahydrofuran
188. lithium niobate noun: the lithium salt of niobic acid, LiNbO₃, whose transparent crystals are used lasers and other optical devices
189. lithium nitrate noun: The lithium salt of nitric acid, LiNO₃, used in fireworks and flares.
190. lithium nitride noun: A binary compound of lithium and nitrogen, Li₃N.
191. lithium orotate noun: the lithium salt of orotic acid, used medicinally in a similar manner to lithium carbonate
192. lithium oxide noun: a white, powdered alkali, Li₂O, used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics
193. lithium oxybutyrate noun: An antimanic drug that possesses a neurotropic activity similar to that of lithium carbonate.
194. lithium perchlorate noun: The lithium salt of perchloric acid, LiClO₄ used as a source of oxygen in portable generators, and as an electrolyte in lithium batteries.
195. lithium peroxide noun: The compound Li₂O₂ that is used to remove carbon dioxide from air and replace it with oxygen
196. lithium soap noun: Any lithium salt of a fatty acid, made by the reaction of fat with lithium hydroxide and used in the manufacture of lubricating greases.
197. lithium stearate noun: the lithium salt of stearic acid; a lithium soap made from tallow
198. lithium sulfate noun: the lithium salt of sulfuric acid, Li₂SO₄; used in the treatment of manic depression etc
199. lithium sulfide noun: a binary compound of lithium and sulfur, Li₂S, sometimes used in lithium batteries
200. lithium sulphate noun: Alternative spelling of lithium sulfate.
201. lithium sulphide noun: Alternative spelling of lithium sulfide.
202. lithium tantalate noun: the lithium salt of tantalic acid, LiTaO₃, whose crystalline form is piezoelectric and pyroelectric and is used in optical devices
203. lithium titanate oxide battery noun /ˈlɪθiəm ˈtaɪtəneɪt ˈɒksaɪd ˈbætəri/: A modified lithium ion battery that uses lithium titanate nanocrystals, instead of carbon, on the surface of its anodes.
204. lithium triborate noun: A non-linear optics crystal, often used for second-harmonic generation.
205. lithiumlike adjective: Having a similar neuropsychological effect as lithium drugs
206. litho adjective, noun, prefix, verb /ˈlɪθə/: Alternative form of lith-.
207. lithoautotroph noun: A microbe that takes energy from reduced compounds of minerals.
208. lithoautotrophic adjective: Relating to lithoautotrophy
209. lithoautotrophically adverb: By means of lithoautotrophy
210. lithoautotrophy noun: A form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material
211. lithobiid noun: Any centipede of the family Lithobiidae
212. lithobilic acid noun: An organic acid of the tartaric acid series, distinct from lithofellic acid, but, like it, obtained from certain bile products, such as bezoar stones.
213. lithobiomorph noun: Any centipede of the order Lithobiomorpha.
214. lithobrake noun, verb: To perform lithobraking.
215. lithobraking noun, verb: Deceleration of a falling object due to impact with the ground.
216. lithocapture noun, verb /ˈlɪ.θoʊˌkæp.t͡ʃɚ/: A form of lithobraking in which a spacecraft or other object on a hyperbolic trajectory inbound to a planet, moon, asteroid, or other celestial body is...
217. lithocarp noun: A fossilised fruit
218. lithochemical adjective: Relating to the chemistry of rocks / stones
219. lithochemistry noun: The chemistry of rocks or stones.
220. lithocholate noun: Any salt or ester of lithocholic acid
221. lithocholic adjective: Of or pertaining to lithocholic acid.
222. lithocholic acid noun: The bile acid 3α-hydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, which acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption
223. lithochromatic adjective: Pertaining to chromatic lithography (the production of lithographs that support color through the application of oil colors on stone).
224. lithochromic adjective: Alternative form of lithochromatic.
225. lithochromy noun: Lithochromatic printing.
226. lithoclast noun: A now obsolete instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.
227. lithoclasty noun: The crushing of stones in the bladder.
228. lithocline noun: A region of varying amounts of groundwater
229. lithocyst noun: A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.
230. lithocyte noun: A cell, within a statocyst, that contains a statolith
231. lithodialysis noun: The fragmentation or solution of a calculus.
232. lithodid noun: Any of the crab-like crustaceans in the family Lithodidae, including king crabs.
233. lithodome noun: Any member of several species of bivalves that form and inhabit holes in limestone; especially any of the former genus Lithodomus, roughly corresponding to...
234. lithodomous adjective: Belonging to, or relating to, the former genus Lithodomus; lithophagous.
235. lithodynamic adjective: Relating to lithodynamics.
236. lithodynamics noun: The study of the processes that change the Earth's surface.
237. lithofacial adjective: Relating to lithofacies
238. lithofacies noun: A subdivision of any stratigraphic unit that has characteristic lithologic features
239. lithofeldspathic adjective: Synonym of feldspatholithic.
240. lithofellic acid noun: An acid, resembling cholic acid, found in the biliary intestinal concretions (bezoar stones) common in certain species of antelope.
241. lithofracteur noun: An explosive material composed mostly of nitroglycerine. It was made in Germany in the 19th century, used in the mining industry and has since become obsolete.
242. lithofractor noun: Alternative form of lithofracteur (“explosive compound”).
243. lithog. noun: Abbreviation of lithography.
244. lithogenesis noun: The formation of sedimentary rock.
245. lithogenetic adjective: Relating to lithogenesis.
246. lithogenic adjective: Promoting the formation of calculi.
247. lithogenicity noun: The condition of being lithogenic
248. lithogenous adjective: Stone-producing
249. lithogeny noun: The formation of rock; lithogenesis.
250. lithogeochemical adjective: Relating to lithogeochemistry.
251. lithogeochemistry noun: The scientific study of the composition, structure, properties and reactions of stone and mineral from the earth.
252. lithoglyph noun: An engraving on a gemstone.
253. lithoglyphic adjective /ˌlɪθ.əˈɡlɪf.ɪk/: Synonym of lithoglyptic.
254. lithoglyptic adjective /ˌlɪθ.əˈɡlɪp.tɪk/: Relating to lithoglyptics.
255. lithoglyptics noun: The art of cutting and engraving gems.
256. lithograph noun, verb /ˈlɪθəɡɹæf/: A printed image produced by lithography.
257. lithographed adjective, verb: Depicted in the form of a lithograph.
258. lithographer noun: A person who makes lithographs, who does lithography.
259. lithographic adjective /ˌlɪ.θəʊˈɡɹæ.fɪk/: Related to the method of lithography.
260. lithographic limestone noun: A yellowish, compact, fine-grained slaty limestone used in lithography.
261. lithographic slate noun: Synonym of lithographic limestone.
262. lithographic stone noun: Synonym of lithographic limestone.
263. lithographical adjective: Of or pertaining to lithography.
264. lithographically adverb: In the manner of, or by means of, lithography.
265. lithographist noun: A lithographer.
266. lithographize verb: To print using the technique of lithography.
267. lithography noun /lɪθˈɒɡɹəfi/: The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface...
268. lithoheterotroph noun: A heterotroph that obtains its energy from an inorganic (mineral) material
269. lithoheterotrophic adjective: Relating to lithoheterotrophs or to lithoheterotrophy
270. lithoheterotrophy noun: The condition of being a lithoheterotroph
271. lithoid adjective: Stone-like in texture, appearance or other characteristic.
272. lithoidal adjective: Alternative form of lithoid.
273. lithokelyphopedion noun: A lithopedion in which both fetus and sac are calcified.
274. lithokelyphos noun: A rare complication of ectopic pregnancy, which manifests as a calcified mass in a part of the abdominal or pelvic cavity, but not the fetus.
275. lithol noun: Abbreviation of lithology.
276. litholabe noun: A forceps-like instrument for grasping a calculus and holding it while it is crushed.
277. litholapaxy noun: The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments.
278. litholater noun: One who worships stones.
279. litholatric adjective: Relating to litholatry
280. litholatrous adjective: stone-worshipping
281. litholatry noun: The worship of stones.
282. lithologic adjective: Pertaining to lithology.
283. lithological adjective: Of or pertaining to lithology
284. lithologically adverb: From a lithological point of view, regarding lithology
285. lithologist noun: One who studies lithology.
286. lithology noun: The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
287. litholopaxy noun: Alternative form of litholapaxy.
288. litholysis noun: The dissolving of urinary calculi
289. litholytic adjective, noun: Pertaining to the dissolution of stones, especially calculi such as gallstones, kidney stones, etc.
290. lithomancy noun: divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or...
291. lithomania noun: passion for building
292. lithomantic adjective: Relating to lithomancy.
293. lithomarge noun: Synonym of kaolinite.
294. lithometeor noun: A suspension of dry dust etc. in the atmosphere.
295. lithomorphic adjective: Dominated by rock.
296. Lithonate noun: Synonym of lithium carbonate.
297. lithonthryptic adjective, noun: Alternative form of lithontriptic.
298. lithontriptic adjective, noun: lithotriptic
299. lithontriptist noun: Alternative form of lithotriptist.
300. lithontriptor noun: Alternative form of lithotripter.

Part 49 · Part 51 · English words: L

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under L: 22,765 words, in 76 parts.