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Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying.

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  1. a. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying.
  2. a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction.
  3. 1. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying. 2. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction. The . . . petrifactive mutations of hard bodies. Sir T. Browne.
  4. a. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying. a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction.