petrification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.
obduracy; callousness.
Sheer terror; great fright.

/ˌpɛtɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ En-petrification.ogg

petrification petrifications

From French pétrification, from Middle French pétrifier + -ation.

petrifaction

petrified forest petrified wood petrify crystallization vitrification

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