| lithographer |
one who practices lithography. |
| lithography |
the art or process of printing using a smooth stone or metal plate treated so that only the areas meant to print will absorb and transfer ink. |
| lithology |
the scientific study of rocks, esp. the physical characteristics that can be studied with little or no magnification. [2 definitions] |
| lithosphere |
the earth's crust. |
| lithotomy |
surgery to remove mineral deposits from the bladder. |
| Lithuania |
a country of East Europe bordered by the Baltic Sea, Poland, Belarus, and Latvia; formerly a republic of the Soviet Union. |
| Lithuanian |
of or pertaining to Lithuania or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| litigable |
suitable or appropriate for litigation. |
| litigant |
someone who is involved in a lawsuit. [2 definitions] |
| litigate |
to make the subject of legal proceedings; contest in a court of law. [2 definitions] |
| litigation |
the act of litigating; lawsuit. |
| litigious |
of or relating to litigation. [3 definitions] |
| litmus |
a powder derived from lichens that turns blue in alkaline solutions and red in acid solutions, used as an indicator. |
| litmus paper |
a small strip of white paper treated with litmus, used in chemistry as an indicator of acidity and alkalinity. |
| litmus test |
a procedure in which litmus paper is dipped into a solution to determine whether it is an acid or a base. [2 definitions] |
| litotes |
in rhetoric, an understatement, esp. one expressed by a negation of an affirmative, as in "not the worst book I ever read". |
| Litt. D. |
abbreviation of "litterarum doctor" (Latin); Doctor of Letters, or Doctor of Literature. |
| litter |
a disorderly scatter of objects, esp. waste materials. [11 definitions] |
| littérateur |
a writer of literature or a literary person. |
| litterbug |
someone who scatters waste paper or other refuse on streets, roadsides, public grounds, or the like. |
| little |
small in size. [8 definitions] |