Lapidescent
Pronunciation : Lap`i*des"cent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. lapidescens, p. pr. of lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F. lapidescent.]
Definition : Defn: Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lap"i*des"cent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913