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Petrifaction

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape

polysemous

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
petrification
plural
Petrifactions
possessive
Petrifaction's
pluralpossessive
Petrifactions'