Canadian English Meaning of petrification

petrification

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Definitions and Meaning of petrification in English

Wordnet

petrification (n)

the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape

Webster

petrification (n.)

See Petrifaction.

Fig.: Obduracy; callousness.

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petrification

the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shapeSee Petrifaction.

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petrificate => petrify, petrific => petrify, petrifactive => petrifactive, petrifaction => Petrifaction (pəˈtrɪfˌkeɪʃn̩), petri dish => Petri dish,