SINCE 1828
microlith
noun
mi·cro·lith
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Definition of microlith
: a tiny blade tool especially of the Mesolithic usually in a geometric shape (such as that of a triangle) and often set in a bone or wooden haft
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microlithic
\ ˌmī-krə-ˈli-thik
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adjective
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adjective
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microlith
noun
mi·cro·lith
| \ ˈmī-krō-ˌlith
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Medical Definition of microlith
: a microscopic calculus or concretion
rupture of microliths into blood vessels — Modern Medicine
— compare gravel sense 1
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