First Known Use: 1908
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microlith
noun mi·cro·lith \ˈmī-krə-ˌlith\
Definition of MICROLITH
: 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
— mi·cro·lith·ic \ˌmī-krə-ˈli-thik\ adjective
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Rhymes with MICROLITH
batholith, be friends with, come out with, come up with, complete with, coppersmith, dispense with, eolith, fall in with, gastrolith, Granny Smith, have done with, Hindemith, laccolith, make off with, megalith, metalsmith, monolith, neolith, put up with, reckon with, run off with, silversmith, take up with, walk off with, xenolith
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microlith
noun mi·cro·lith \ˈmī-krō-ˌlith\
Medical Definition of MICROLITH
: a microscopic calculus or concretion <rupture of microliths into blood vessels—Modern Medicine>—compare gravel 1
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