lithifaction

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From lith- +‎ -i- +‎ -faction.

Noun[edit]

lithifaction (uncountable)

Synonym of lithification (“the compaction and cementation of sediment into rock”)

References[edit]

“lithifaction, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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