| Pronunciation: | | `petru'fakshun
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | petrification |
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| | See Also: | | fossilisation, fossilization, rock, stone |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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