- Microlith
- Microlith \Mi"cro*lith\, n. [Micro- + lith.] (Min.) Same as {Microlite}, 2. [1913 Webster]
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Microlith
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microlith — [mī′krōlith΄] n. [ MICRO + LITH] any of various tiny flint tools flaked in two directions and set in bone or wood: characteristic of the Mesolithic period … English World dictionary
Microlith — For the catalytic reactor, see Microlith (catalytic reactor). Backed edge bladelet A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically a centimetre or so in length and half a centimetre wide. It is produced from either… … Wikipedia
Microlith (catalytic reactor) — Close up of a Microlith screen Microlith is a brand of catalytic reactor constructed with a very thin substrate with short metal channels that resemble screens or meshes. Microlith reactors have low pressure drop, enabling design of a high cell… … Wikipedia
microlith — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1908 a tiny blade tool especially of the Mesolithic usually in a geometric shape (as that of a triangle) and often set in a bone or wooden haft • microlithic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
microlith — /muy kreuh lith/, n. Archaeol. a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, esp. during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times. Cf.… … Universalium
microlith — noun a small stone tool … Wiktionary
microlith — A minute calculus, usually multiple, sometimes constituting a coarse sand called gravel. [micro + G. lithos, stone] * * * mi·cro·lith mī krō .lith n a microscopic calculus or concretion <rupture of microliths into blood vessels (Modern… … Medical dictionary
microlith — very small stone tool Stones and Rocks … Phrontistery dictionary
microlith — maɪkrəʊlɪθ n. microscopic crystal … English contemporary dictionary
microlith — noun Archaeology a minute shaped flint, typically part of a composite tool. Derivatives microlithic adjective … English new terms dictionary
