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  1. 1. n. The process of petrifying, or changing into stone; conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable) into stone, or a substance of stony hardness. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The state or condition of being petrified. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. That which is petrified; popularly, a body incrusted with stony matter; an incrustation. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Fig.: Hardness; callousness; obduracy. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. The process of petrifying, or changing into stone; conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable) into stone, or a substance of stony hardness. 2. The state or condition of being petrified. 3. That which is petrified; popularly, a body incrusted with stony matter; an incrustation. 4. Fig.: Hardness; callousness; obduracy. "Petrifaction of the soul." Cudworth. Source: webster
  8. 8. n. the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape n. a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form Source: ecdict

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