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Petrifaction

nounid 112626·updated May 18, 2026
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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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Variants

synonym
petrification
plural
Petrifactions
possessive
Petrifaction's
pluralpossessive
Petrifactions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a rock created by petrifaction
§2
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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