petrifaction

Meanings

Plural: petrifactions

Noun

• the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
• a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
• Petrification.
• An object that has become petrified.
• The condition of being petrified.

Synonyms

petrification