petrifaction
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1. a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form (noun.object)
2. the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | fossilisation, fossilization, |
| definition | : | the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone (noun.process) |
3. a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form (noun.object)
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