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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
obduracy; callousness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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noun
Sheer terror; great fright.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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noun
the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: petrifaction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fossilization, fossilisation
History
From French pétrification, from Middle French pétrifier + -ation.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
