"coalify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: coalifies [present, singular, third-person], coalifying [participle, present], coalified [participle, past], coalified [past]
Etymology: coal + -ify Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|coal|ify}} coal + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} coalify (third-person singular simple present coalifies, present participle coalifying, simple past and past participle coalified)
  1. (paleontology, of a fossil) To change into coal. Categories (topical): Paleontology

Inflected forms

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