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Prefix meaning stone ("lithos" in Greek = stone). A lithotomy is an operation to remove a stone. Lithotripsy involves crushing a stone. The stone may be in the gallbladder or in the urinary tract.
Ãâó: www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp
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| lithology |
Mineralogy, grain size, texture, and other physical properties of granular soil, sediment, or rock.
Ãâó: www.p2pays.org/ref/01/text/0040221.htm
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A generic term for any printing process in which the image area and the non-image area exist on the same plate and are separated by a chemical repulsion. Usually oil based offset printing. back to top
Ãâó: www.nationalenvelope.com/lithoconverting/glossary....
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| lithology |
The description of rock composition and texture. Lithosphere. The outer solid part of the Earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle. The lithosphere is about 100 km thick, although its thickness is age dependent.The lithosphere below the crust is brittle enough at some locations to produce earthquakes by faulting, such as within a subducted oceanic plate. Locked fault. ...
Ãâó: mbmgquake.mtech.edu/seismic_glossary.html
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| lithology |
The physical, sedimentary, or mineralogical characteristics of a rock.
Ãâó: www.orchardpetroleum.com/glossary/glossary.phtml
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