Associations to the word «Petrification»

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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