adjective
- converted into stone or rock through geological processes
Usage: geological
Examples
- The lithified sediments formed solid rock layers over millions of years.
- Geologists studied the lithified remains of ancient sea creatures.
- The once-soft mud had become lithified through pressure and time.
- Lithified coral reefs provide evidence of past ocean conditions.
- The lithified sandstone contained well-preserved fossils.
- Heat and pressure had lithified the organic material into coal.