lithify

lithify Definition

lithi·fy (lit̸h′ə fī′)

transitive verb -·fied′, -·fy′·ing

to change (esp. sediment) into rock

intransitive verb

to become rock

lithify Related Forms

lith′i·fi·ca′·tion (-fi kā′s̸hən) noun

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