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petrifaction
 
Noun petrifaction has 2 senses
  1. petrifaction, petrification - the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
    --1 is a kind of fossilization, fossilisation
    Derived form: verb petrify2
  2. petrifaction - a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
    --2 is a kind of     rock, stone
    Derived form: verb petrify2
petrefide petrel petrfied petri petri conscious petri dish petri plate petrie petrifaction petrification petrifid petrifide petrified petrified forest national park petrified fossil petrifieed petrifired

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