petrification
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) obduracy; callousness.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Sheer terror; great fright.
Synonyms
Translations
pétrification
petrificación
verstening
petrificació
Verkrampfung Petrifikation Steifwerden VerkrampftheitEtymology
From French pétrification, from Middle French pétrifier + -ation.
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