lapidescent

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/ˌlæpɪˈdɛsənt//ˌlæpəˈdɛsənt/

adjective

Capable of petrifying other bodies.

OriginLatin lapidēscēns →
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Meanings

adjectivelapidescent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of petrifying other bodies.
  2. not comparableCapable of being converted into stone.
nounlapidescent (plural lapidescents)

plural lapidescents

    Origin

    1. Latinlapidēscēns
    2. Englishlapidescent

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

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    Rhymes & wordplay

    Rhymes with lapidescent

    crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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    Cite this entry
    APA

    lapidescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidescent

    MLA

    “lapidescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lapidescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lapidescent.

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