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English 2 senses of the word petrifaction:
NOUNprocesspetrifaction, petrificationthe process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
objectpetrifactiona rock created by petrifaction
Englishpetrifaction: 2 senses noun 1, process
MeaningThe process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape.
Synonympetrification
Broaderfossilization, fossilisationThe process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age
Spanishpetrificación
Catalanpetrificació
Verbspetrifychange into stone
Englishpetrifaction: 2 senses noun 2, object
MeaningA rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form.
Broaderrock, stoneA lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
Spanishpetrificación
Verbspetrifychange into stone

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