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Webster 1913 Edition
Petrification
1.
See
Petrifaction
. 2.
Fig.: Obduracy; callousness.
Hallywell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Petrification
PETRIFICA'TION
,Noun.
1.
That which is petrified; a petrifaction.[The latter word is generally used.]
2.
Obduracy; callousness.Definition 2024
petrification
petrification
See also: pétrification
English
Noun
petrification (countable and uncountable, plural petrifications)
- the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
- (figuratively) obduracy; callousness
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Synonyms
Translations
process of replacing the organic residues with insoluble salts
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Related terms
- petrified forest
- petrified wood