petrification
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- noun
- /ˌpɛtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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petrificación
- With Efrem dead, there's nothing stopping Farus from stepping into the nearby Purification Shrine, curing the party of their petrification.
Examples
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The era of Mobutuism was characterized by a cult of personality, economic mismanagement, petrification of autonomous society, manipulation of ethnic schisms, impunity, and erosion of institutional structures of the state.
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The ancient tree had undergone petrification, transforming into a stone-like structure over thousands of years.
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In addition, I think most scientists can tell the difference between a genuine fossil and a synthetic petrification.
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It is a mechanism of petrification.
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Symptomatically, a discourse about petrification pervades architectural discourse.
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Fossils of plants often show signs of petrification, illustrating how wood can be preserved in stone.
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Scientists study petrification to understand how organic materials can be turned into fossils over time.
Synonyms
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The slow change of a dead plant or animal into rock over many years
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A process that turns a substance into a mineral or adds minerals
A process that turns trees into stone, or a tree turned into stone
Compounds
How Fossilized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Petrification comes from the Greek word petra, seen in petri-, which means 'rock' or 'stone'. So petrification is the slow process of 'turning into stone' when minerals replace the original material, which is why petrified wood keeps its shape but looks like rock.