lap·i·dif·ic \-|difik\adjective alsolap·i·dif·i·cal\-fə̇kəl\ Etymology:lapidific probably from (assumed) New Latin lapidificus, from Latin lapidi- (from lapid-, lapis) + -ficus -fic; lapidifical probably from (assumed) New Latin lapidificus + English -al archaic: lapidescent