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lapidescence

/ˌlæpɪˈdɛsən(t)s/

lapidescence noun: the state or quality of being lapidescent.

Noun

lapidescence (countable and uncountable, plural lapidescences)

  1. The state or quality of being lapidescent.
  2. The process of hardening into a stone substance.
    • The process of lapidescence had begun: the world was turning him into a monument to himself.1982, John Banville, The Newton Letter
  3. A stony concretion.

Forms of lapidescence

plurallapidescences

Origin of lapidescence

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

Questions about lapidescence

What does lapidescence mean?
Lapidescence means the state or quality of being lapidescent.
What part of speech is lapidescence?
Lapidescence is a noun.
How do you pronounce lapidescence?
Lapidescence is pronounced /ˌlæpɪˈdɛsən(t)s/.
What is the plural of lapidescence?
The plural of lapidescence is lapidescences.

Words near lapidescence in the dictionary

  1. lapidations
  2. lapidator
  3. lapidators
  4. lapideous
  5. lapides lazuli
  6. lapidescence
  7. lapidescences
  8. lapidescent
  9. Lapidian
  10. lapidicolous
  11. lapidific

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