petrification
Meaning of petrification
noun
- the process by which organic matter exposed to minerals over a long period is turned into a stony substance.
the processes of petrification
he taught me to take risks, to avoid petrification
- a state of such extreme fear that one is unable to move.
his heavy footfalls served to spur Paul out of his petrification
Information about petrification
- It is a name.
- The plural form of petrification is: petrifications.
- Languages in which petrification is used:
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Hyphenation of petrification
pet-ri-fi-ca-tion
- It consists of 5 syllables and 13 chars.
- petrification is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
petrification synonyms
Meaning petrifaction:
Translation of petrification
- Spanish: petrificación
- French: pétrification
- German: Versteinerung
Words that rhyme with petrification
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