lapidescent

adjective

lap·​i·​des·​cent

¦lapə¦desᵊnt

archaic

: tending to petrify : petrifying

Word History

Etymology

Latin lapidescent-, lapidescens, present participle of lapidescere to petrify, from lapid-, lapis stone

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