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Acrolithan
Acrolithan A*crol"i*than, Acrolithic Ac`ro*lith"ic, a.
Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.
Lithaemia
Lithaemia Li*th[ae]"mi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. li`qos stone + ?
blood.] (Med.)
A condition in which uric (lithic) acid is present in the
blood.
Lithagogue
Lithagogue Lith"a*gogue, n. [Gr. li`qos stone + ? leading.]
(Med.)
A medicine having, or supposed to have, the power of
expelling calculous matter with the urine. --Hooper.
lithargeMassicot Mas"si*cot, n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a
corruption.] (Chem.)
Lead protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder,
the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge;
lead ocher. It is used as a pigment. LithargeLitharge Lith"arge, n. [OE. litarge, F. litharge, L.
lithargyrus, Gr. ? the scum or foam of silver; li`qos stone +
? silver. Litharge is found in silverbearing lead ore.]
(Chem.)
Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an
amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating
lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead
nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in
glazing earthenware, in making red lead minium, etc. Called
also massicot. LithargyrumLithargyrum Li*thar"gy*rum, n. [NL. See Litharge.] (Old
Chem.)
Crystallized litharge, obtained by fusion in the form of fine
yellow scales. LithateLithate Lith"ate, n. (Old Med. Chem.)
A salt of lithic or uric acid; a urate. [Obs.] [Written also
lithiate.] Monolithal
Monolithal Mon"o*lith`al, a.
Monolithic.
Meaning of Litha from wikipedia
- ("the
earlier Litha") and sē æftera līða ("the
later Litha") with an
intercalary third month of līða on leap
years or Triliði ("three-
Litha" years). In...
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Prominent Wiccan Aidan Kelly gave
names to the
Wiccan summer solstice (
Litha) and
equinox holidays (Ostara and Mabon) in 1974,
which were then promoted...
- Hrethmonath; April, Eosturmonath; May, Thrimilchi; June,
Litha; July [is] also [called]
Litha; August, Weodmonath; September, Helegmonath; October, Winterfilleth;...
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Litha Musyimi-Ogana (born 1959) is a Kenyan, who has
worked as an
international civil servant and
development advisor for many years.
Since 2022, she...
- Ǣrra Līða (Old
English pronunciation: [ˈæːrˠːɑ ˈliːðɑ]; "first 'liða'") was the Anglo-Saxon name for the
month of June.
There are many
theories as to what...
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Cupidesthes lithas, the
Volta ciliate blue, is a
butterfly in the
family Lycaenidae. The
species was
first described by
Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890...
- Beltane/May Day (Celtic): 30
April – 1 May,
Celtic first day of
summer Litha (Norse): 21–22 June,
summer solstice,
Celtic midsummer Lughnasadh/Lammas...
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October to 1
November Celtic polytheism Beginning of summer;
fairy folk
Litha a.k.a.
Midsummer 21 or 22 June 21
December Early Germanic calendar Summer...
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whole month took its name. When an
intercalary month was needed, a
third Litha month was
inserted in mid-summer. The
Coligny calendar (Gaulish/Celtic)...
- the
extra month to summer, so that
three months together bore the name ‘‘
Litha’’;
hence they
called [the embolismic] year ‘‘Thrilithi’’. It had four summer...
