petrification

Meanings

Plural: petrifications

Noun

the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.
obduracy; callousness.
Sheer terror; great fright.

Origin / Etymology

From French pétrification, from Middle French pétrifier + -ation.

Synonyms

petrifaction

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