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lapidescent

/ˌlæpɪˈdɛsənt/

lapidescent adjective: capable of petrifying other bodies.

Adjective

lapidescent (not comparable)

  1. Capable of petrifying other bodies.
  2. Capable of being converted into stone.

lapidescent meaning in Bengali

lapidescent in Bengali

পাথরে রূপান্তরিত হতে সক্ষম

Forms of lapidescent

plurallapidescents

Origin of lapidescent

Borrowed from Latin lapidēscēns, present participle of lapidēscō (“to petrify”).

Words that rhyme with lapidescent

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Questions about lapidescent

What does lapidescent mean?
Lapidescent means capable of petrifying other bodies.
What is lapidescent in Bengali?
Lapidescent in Bengali is পাথরে রূপান্তরিত হতে সক্ষম. See Lapidescent meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is lapidescent?
Lapidescent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lapidescent?
Lapidescent is pronounced /ˌlæpɪˈdɛsənt/.

Words near lapidescent in the dictionary

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

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