Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
petrifaction . - noun Obduracy; callousness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
petrifaction . - noun Fig.: Obduracy; callousness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the process of replacing the
organic residues ofplants (andanimals ) withinsoluble salts , the original shape andtopography being retained - noun figuratively
obduracy ;callousness
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
Etymologies
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Examples
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When Anthony Perkins starts slashing at the curtain, I think my entire body was frozen in petrification.
The film that changed my life: Stephen Woolley Jessica Hopkins 2010
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The process in which wood is preserved by permineralization, commonly known as petrification, takes extensive amounts of time.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Ebrianson 2009
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The process in which wood is preserved by permineralization, commonly known as petrification, takes extensive amounts of time.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Ebrianson 2009
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Ashfall leaves tree trunks vertical in strata for subsequent mineralization and petrification.
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Ashfall leaves tree trunks vertical in strata for subsequent mineralization and petrification.
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Instant petrification or slow and gory torturous death?
Thoughts on Narnia Hal Duncan 2009
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"Well," he snarled, "I suppose I gotta give you cheap skates a drink when I ain't got more'n enough for a good petrification for myself."
THE PRINCESS 2010
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Instant petrification or slow and gory torturous death?
Archive 2009-01-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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The young warrior is captured by a demon, and actually will need a bit of magical talisman help given he has the demon's boss wizard and his petrification ray to deal with as well.
Superhero Prose Fiction: Mighty Barbarians - 4 Thieves Of Zangabal Blue Tyson 2008
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So, for instance, the older and etymologically correct but less common petrification has achieved great popularity from its use in D&D and is now over twice as common on the Internet (41000 to 17400 Google pages) over the formerly standard petrifaction.
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