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lithifying

lithifying is the present participle and gerund of lithify.

Meaning of lithify

Verb

lithify (third-person singular simple present lithifies, present participle lithifying, simple past and past participle lithified)

  1. To turn sediment into solid rock
    • Shale is fine-grained rock made of silt or wet mud that has been lithified by compaction and cementation.2003, Ann G. Harris et al., Geology of National Parks, →ISBN, page 13
    Synonyms:
    petrify

Questions about lithifying

What is lithifying the present participle and gerund of?
Lithifying is the present participle and gerund of lithify.

Words near lithifying in the dictionary

  1. lithification
  2. lithifications
  3. lithified
  4. lithifies
  5. lithify
  6. lithifying
  7. lithing
  8. lithio-
  9. lithiomarsturite
  10. lithiophilite
  11. lithiophilites

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