LITHIFY


Meaning of LITHIFY in English

[ 'lɪθɪfʌɪ ]

■ verb ( lithifies , ~ing , lithified ) chiefly Geology transform into stone.

Derivatives

lithification noun

Origin

C19: from Gk lithos 'stone' + -fy .

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