Definisjon av petrifaction

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Noun

petrifaction - the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
petrification
fossilisation, fossilization becoming inflexible or out of date
petrifaction - a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
rock, stone pitching dangerously to one side
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Substantiv

petrifaction - The condition of being petrified.

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  • Petrifaction, petrification or silicification is the process by which organic material is converted into stone by impregnation with silica. It is a rare form of fossilization. Petrified wood is the most well known result of this process, but all organisms from bacteria to vertebrates can be petrified.

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  • petrifaction
    A process by which organic material is converted into stone by impregnation with silica.

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  • Flertall: petrifactions

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