Petrifaction

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Petrification. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form wordnet
  3. 3
    An object that has become petrified. countable, uncountable

    "An Indian cabinet, consisting of a small but choice collection of petrefactions and fossils, was placed in a recess at the bottom of the room; a few paintings and portraits from the pencil of the most eminent artists adorned the walls."

  4. 4
    the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape wordnet
  5. 5
    The condition of being petrified. countable, uncountable

    "The crisp leaves of holly, mistletoe, and ivy reflected back the light, as if so many little mirrors had been scattered there; and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the chimney, as that dull petrifaction of a hearth had never known in Scrooge's time, or Marley's, or for many and many a winter season gone."

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