Definition of petrifaction

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Petrifaction (n.) The process of petrifying, or changing into stone; conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable) into stone, or a substance of stony hardness..

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Petrification :: Petrification (n.) See Petrifaction.
Petrifactive :: Petrifactive (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction..
Anthropolite :: Anthropolite (n.) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it..
Petrifaction :: Petrifaction (n.) The state or condition of being petrified.
Lapidification :: Lapidification (n.) The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.
Petrify :: Petrify (v. t.) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrifaction; as, to petrify the heart. Young..
Corallite :: Corallite (n.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral..
Petrifaction :: Petrifaction (n.) Fig.: Hardness; callousness; obduracy.
Petrifaction :: Petrifaction (n.) That which is petrified; popularly, a body incrusted with stony matter; an incrustation..
Petrifaction :: Petrifaction (n.) The process of petrifying, or changing into stone; conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable) into stone, or a substance of stony hardness..
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