lithify

[US]/ˈlɪθɪfaɪ/
[UK]/ˈlɪθəˌfaɪ/

Translation

v.to turn into stone or rock; to undergo lithification

Phrases & Collocations

lithify rocks

lithify sediments

lithify minerals

lithify soil

lithify layers

lithify fossils

lithify materials

lithify processes

lithify formations

lithify structures

Example Sentences

over millions of years, sediment can lithify into solid rock.

scientists study how different minerals lithify under various conditions.

clay particles lithify more easily than larger sediment grains.

fossils can be preserved when sediments lithify around them quickly.

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