LAPIDATION
Lap`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. lapidatio: cf. F. lapidation.]
Defn: The act of stoning. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
LAPIDEOUS
La*pid"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. lapideus, fr. lapis stone.]
Defn: Of the nature of stone; [Obs.] Ray.
LAPIDESCENCE
Lap`i*des"cence, n.
1. The state or quality of being lapidescent.
2. A hardening into a stone substance.
3. A stony concretion. Sir T. Browne.
LAPIDESCENT Lap`i*des"cent, a. Etym: [L. lapidescens, p. pr. of lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F. lapidescent.]
Defn: Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies.