lithify
lithify definition
lithi·fy (lit̸h′ə fī′)
transitive verb lithified -·fied′, lithifying -·fy′·ing
to change (esp. sediment) into rock
intransitive verb
to become rock
Related Forms:
- lithification lith′i·fi·ca′·tion (-fi kā′s̸hən) noun
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