Definitions for: Petrifaction

[n] a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
[n] the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape

Webster (1913) Definition: Pet`ri*fac"tion, n. [See Petrify.]
1. The process of petrifying, or changing into stone;
conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable)
into stone, or a substance of stony hardness.

2. The state or condition of being petrified.

3. That which is petrified; popularly, a body incrusted with
stony matter; an incrustation.

4. Fig.: Hardness; callousness; obduracy. ``Petrifaction of
the soul.'' --Cudworth.

Synonyms: petrification

See Also: fossilisation, fossilization, rock, stone

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