PETRIFACTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a rock created by petrifaction
   • an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
   Hypernyms(s) petrifaction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rock (what does rock mean?)
   • stone (what does stone mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lapidify (what does lapidify mean?)
   • petrify (what does petrify mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
   Synonym(s)
   • petrification (what does petrification mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) petrifaction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fossilization (what does fossilization mean?)
   • fossilisation (what does fossilisation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lapidify (what does lapidify mean?)
   • petrify (what does petrify mean?)
   • lapidify (what does lapidify mean?)
   • petrify (what does petrify mean?)