petrifaction
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1 petrifaction
The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape.
synoniem: petrification.
Roget 323: hardness etc. adj.; rigidity; renitence†, renitency; inflexibility, temper, callosity, durity†. induration, petrifaction; lapidification†, ... meer laten zien
Nederlands: petrificatie, verstening
Pools: zeskalanie, petryfikacja
2 petrifaction
A rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form.
Nederlands: fossiel, petrefact, verstening
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