Petrifaction
21ἀπολιθώσεις — ἀπολίθωσις petrifaction fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) ἀπολίθωσις petrifaction fem nom/acc pl (attic) ἀπολιθόομαι aor subj act 2nd sg (epic) ἀπολιθόομαι fut ind act 2nd sg ἀπολιθόω turn into stone aor subj act 2nd sg (epic) ἀπολιθόω turn into stone… …
22petrification — noun the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape • Syn: ↑petrifaction • Derivationally related forms: ↑petrify, ↑petrify (for: ↑petrifaction) …
23-faction — comb. form forming nouns of action from verbs in fy (petrifaction; satisfaction). Etymology: from or after L factio factionis f. facere do, make * * * |fakshən noun combining form ( s) Etymology: Middle English faccioun, from Middle French & …
24pet|ri|fi|ca|tion — «PEHT ruh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. = petrifaction. (Cf. ↑petrifaction) …
25Anthropolite — An*throp o*lite, n. [Gr. ? man + lite.] (Paleon.) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it. [1913 Webster] …
26corallet — Corallite Cor al*lite, n. [L. corallum coral.] 1. (Min.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal.… …
27Corallite — Cor al*lite, n. [L. corallum coral.] 1. (Min.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal. [Written also… …
28Lapidification — La*pid i*fi*ca tion, n. [Cf. F. lapidification.] The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction. [1913 Webster] …
29Petrifactive — Pet ri*fac tive, a. 1. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction. [1913 Webster] The . . . petrifactive mutations of hard bodies. Sir T. Browne.… …
30Petrification — Pet ri*fi*ca tion, n. [Cf. F. p[ e]trification. See {Petrify}.] 1. See {Petrifaction}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Obduracy; callousness. Hallywell. [1913 Webster] …