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Petrification

nounid 115422·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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synonym
petrifaction
plural
Petrifications
possessive
Petrification's
pluralpossessive
Petrifications'

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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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