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petrifications

petrifications is the plural of petrification.

Meaning of petrification

Noun

petrification (countable and uncountable, plural petrifications)

  1. Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.
  2. (figuratively) obduracy; callousness.
    • a Petrification or Mortification of the Mind1681, Henry Hallywell, Melampronoea
  3. (figuratively) Sheer terror; great fright.

Questions about petrifications

What is petrifications the plural of?
Petrifications is the plural of petrification.

Words near petrifications in the dictionary

  1. petrifiable
  2. petrific
  3. petrificant
  4. petrificated
  5. petrification
  6. petrifications
  7. petrificious
  8. petrified
  9. petrified carpentry
  10. petrifier
  11. petrifiers

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