Meanings
adjectivelithotriptic (not comparable)
alternative lithonthriptic · alternative lithonthryptic · alternative lithontriptic
- not comparablemedicineHaving the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys.
nounlithotriptic (plural lithotriptics)
plural lithotriptics · alternative lithonthriptic · alternative lithonthryptic · alternative lithontriptic
- medicineA lithontriptic remedy or agent.
Origin
From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsĭs, “rubbing, friction”).
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Rhymes with lithotriptic
cryptictriptychecliptictrypticdiptychstypticanaglypticanatripticbiellipticchromothripticchymotrypticeucalypticglyptichemostypticholocrypticlithoglypticmatricrypticnoncrypticnontrypticparalipticprocrypticpseudocrypticquadriptychregmaglyptic
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APA
lithotriptic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithotriptic
MLA
“lithotriptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithotriptic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lithotriptic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithotriptic.
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