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mi·cro·lith | \ ˈmī-krə-ˌlith 
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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 \ adjective
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microlith
nounmi·cro·lith | \ ˈmī-krō-ˌlith \
\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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