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| Domain | Definition |
Geological | The conversion of loose sediment into solid sedimentary rock. Several processes, including compaction of grains, filling of spaces between grains with mineral cement, and crystallization act to solidify sediment. (references) |
Mining | A. A compositional change in a coal seam from coal to bituminous shale or other rock; the lateral termination of a coal seam due to a gradual increase in impurities b. The conversion of a newly deposited, unconsolidated sediment into a coherent, solid rock, involving processes such as cementation, compaction, desiccation, and crystallization. It may occur concurrent with, soon after, or long after deposition c. A term sometimes applied to the solidification of a molten lava to form an igneous rock. See also:consolidation; induration.Syn:lithifaction. (references) |
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Crosswords: LITHIFICATION |
| Specialty definitions using "LITHIFICATION": diagenesis, dolomitization ♦ rock cycle ♦ tillite. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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lithification | 5 |
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Words beginning with "LITHIFICATION": lithifications. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-f-h-i-i-i-i-l-n-o-t-t" | |
-4 letters: ciliation, fictional, filiation. | |
-5 letters: citation, falchion, tithonia. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-f-h-i-i-i-i-l-n-o-t-t" | |
+1 letter: lithifications. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. .. - .... .. ..-. .. -.-. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01001001 01010100 01001000 01001001 01000110 01001001 01000011 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L I T H I F I C A T I O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0049 0054 0048 0049 0046 0049 0043 0041 0054 0049 004F 004E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)46435442434043373554434948 |
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