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lichenify

lichenify verb: to become thickened and leathery.

Verb

lichenify (third-person singular simple present lichenifies, present participle lichenifying, simple past and past participle lichenified)

  1. To become thickened and leathery.

Forms of lichenify

third-person singular presentlichenifies
present participlelichenifying
past participlelichenified
pastlichenified

Origin of lichenify

From lichen + -ify.

Questions about lichenify

What does lichenify mean?
Lichenify means to become thickened and leathery.
What part of speech is lichenify?
Lichenify is a verb.
What is the past tense of lichenify?
The past tense of lichenify is lichenified.

Words near lichenify in the dictionary

  1. lichenification
  2. lichenifications
  3. lichenified
  4. lichenifies
  5. licheniform
  6. lichenify
  7. lichenifying
  8. lichenin
  9. lichenine
  10. lichening
  11. lichenins

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