lithifaction

English

Etymology

From lith- +‎ -i- +‎ -faction.

Noun

lithifaction (uncountable)

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

References

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

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