| Lapidescent | a. [ L. lapidescens, p. pr. of lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F. lapidescent. ] Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lapidescent | n. Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone. [ 1913 Webster ] |