German Meaning of petrification

Versteinerung

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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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Versteinerung

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 => versteinern, petrific => versteinern, petrifactive => versteinernd, petrifaction => Versteinerung (fɛɐ̯ʃtaɪ̯nəʁʊŋ), petri dish => Petrischale,