LAPIDESCENT

Etymology

Adjective

lapidescent (not comparable)

Capable of petrifying other bodies.

Capable of being converted into stone.

Source: Wiktionary


Lap`i*des"cent, a. Etym: [L. lapidescens, p. pr. of lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F. lapidescent.]

Definition: Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.

Lap"i*des"cent, n.

Definition: Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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