Definition of petrifaction Petrifaction
pet•ri•fac•tion
We found 9 definitions of petrifaction from 5 different sources.
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What does petrifaction mean?
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NounPlural: petrifactions |
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| petrifaction - the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape | ||
| petrification | ||
| fossilisation, fossilization becoming inflexible or out of date | ||
| petrifaction - a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form | ||
| rock, stone pitching dangerously to one side | ||
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Wiktionary 
- petrifaction (Noun)
The condition of being petrified.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - petrifaction (n.)
The state or condition of being petrified. - petrifaction (n.)
That which is petrified; popularly, a body incrusted with stony matter; an incrustation. - petrifaction (n.)
Fig.: Hardness; callousness; obduracy.
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petrifaction
A process by which organic material is converted into stone by impregnation with silica.
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🔤- petrifaction, noun, singular of petrifactions.
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