Associations to the word «Petrification»
Verb
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Wiktionary
PETRIFICATION, noun. The process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
PETRIFICATION, noun. (figurative) obduracy; callousness
Dictionary definition
PETRIFICATION, noun. The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape.
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