lithometeor

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noun

A suspension of dry dust etc. in the atmosphere.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounlithometeor (plural lithometeors)

plural lithometeors

  1. A suspension of dry dust etc. in the atmosphere.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)
  2. Englishlitho-
  3. Englishmeteor
  4. Englishlithometeor

From litho- + meteor.

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APA

lithometeor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithometeor

MLA

“lithometeor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithometeor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lithometeor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithometeor.

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