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Webster 1913 Edition

Petrescent

Pe-tres′cent

,
Adj.
[L.
petra
rock, stone, Gr.
πέτρα
.]
Petrifying; converting into stone;
as,
petrescent
water
.
Boyle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Petrescent

PETRES'CENT

,
Adj.
[Gr. a stone; L. petra.]
Converting into stone; changing into stony hardness.

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