Definition of Petrifaction
Pet`ri`fac´tion
n.
1.
The
process
of
petrifying
,
or
changing
into
stone
;
conversion
of
any
organic
matter
(
animal
or
vegetable
)
into
stone
,
or
a
substance
of
stony
hardness
.
2.
The
state
or
condition
of
being
petrified
.
3.
That
which
is
petrified
;
popularly
,
a
body
incrusted
with
stony
matter
;
an
incrustation
.
4.
Fig
.:
Hardness
;
callousness
;
obduracy
.
Related Words
fossilisation
,
fossilization
,
lapidify
,
petrification
,
petrify
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