What is "petrification" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does petrification mean in English? Meaning of petrification definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "petrification" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "petrification": the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape

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  • Meaning: the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
  • Synonyms: petrifaction petrification
  • Hypernyms: fossilisation fossilization
  • Synonyms:

    freezing, coagulation, concretion, setting, stiffening, fossilization, crystallization, solidifying, ossification, calcification, casehardening,

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    petrification in English: petrification
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