petrification meaning in Tamil
கல்லாகச்சமைதல்
/ˌpɛtɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
petrification in Tamil: கல்லாகச்சமைதல். In English, petrification means 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.
Tamil words for petrification
- கல்லாகச்சமைதல்
English meaning of petrification
- noun 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.
- noun Obduracy; callousness.
- noun Sheer terror; great fright.
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Questions about petrification in Tamil
- What is the meaning of petrification in Tamil?
- Petrification in Tamil is கல்லாகச்சமைதல்.
- petrification என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Petrification: கல்லாகச்சமைதல்.
- What does petrification mean in English?
- Petrification means 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.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: petrification (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: petrification (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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