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autolithify

autolithify verb: to become a fossil without any external influence.

Verb

autolithify (third-person singular simple present autolithifies, present participle autolithifying, simple past and past participle autolithified)

  1. (intransitive) To become a fossil without any external influence.

Forms of autolithify

third-person singular presentautolithifies
present participleautolithifying
past participleautolithified
pastautolithified

Origin of autolithify

From auto- + lithify.

Questions about autolithify

What does autolithify mean?
Autolithify means to become a fossil without any external influence.
What part of speech is autolithify?
Autolithify is a verb.
What is the past tense of autolithify?
The past tense of autolithify is autolithified.

Words near autolithify in the dictionary

  1. autolipophagosomes
  2. autolipophagy
  3. autolith
  4. autolithic
  5. autolithified
  6. autolithify
  7. autolithograph
  8. autolithographed
  9. autolithographic
  10. autolithographing
  11. autolithographs

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