About The Word Petrifaction
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Petrifaction
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What's The Definition Of Petrifaction?
[n] a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
[n] the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape Synonyms | Synonyms for Petrifaction: petrification Related Terms | Find terms related to Petrifaction: See Also | fossilisation | fossilization | rock | stone Petrifaction In Webster's Dictionary \Pet`ri*fac"tion\, n. [See {Petrify}.]
1. The process of petrifying, or changing into stone;
conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable)
into stone, or a substance of stony hardness.
2. The state or condition of being petrified.
3. That which is petrified; popularly, a body incrusted with
stony matter; an incrustation.
4. Fig.: Hardness; callousness; obduracy. ``Petrifaction of
the soul.'' --Cudworth.
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