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microlith

The English word “microlith” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A small stone tool.
  2. The microscopic acicular components of rocks.

Etymology

From micro- + -lith. In the sense of rock components, the name was suggested by Vogelsang in 1867.

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