English Explanatory Dictionary

lapidescence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or quality of being lapidescent.
  2. The process of hardening into a stone substance.
  3. A stony concretion.

Pronunciation

/ˌlæpɪˈdɛsən(t)s/ /ˌlæpəˈdɛsən(t)s/

Word forms

lapidescence lapidescences

Etymology

From Latin lapidēscēns + -ence, on the model of lapidescent.

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