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Meanings of
petrifaction
in English
Russian
окаменелость
Portuguese
petrificação
Spanish
petrificación
Catalan
petrificació
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A process by which organic material is converted into stone by impregnation with silica.
petrification
silicification
Russian
окаменелость
Usage of
petrifaction
in English
1
This
petrifaction
of egoism would from amazedly to austerely refuse the petition.
2
There is no shadow of doubt that this is a genuine
petrifaction
.
3
There is
petrifaction
of the understanding; and also of the sense of shame.
4
But this main fact makes intelligible all the phenomena of
petrifaction
and retrogression.
5
Perhaps the process might be more aptly called one of
petrifaction
.
6
A momentary
petrifaction
,
and terror had lent wings to her feet.
7
Of the older writers Hellwigius, Horstius, and Schurig speak of
petrifaction
of the arm.
8
With the
petrifaction
of its soil, it had withered away.
9
On the way back to Moscow he relapsed again into a state of
petrifaction
.
10
I chose to kill the
petrifaction
mania with a delicate, a very delicate satire.
11
A
petrifaction
was a kind of a hard-wood chemical git-up.
12
Something like a
petrifaction
of her wildest face was shown.
13
As for Rollin, he became, and remained for some time, a
petrifaction
of amazement.
14
They accentuated the lifelessness, the
petrifaction
,
the intense and sinister quiet of the prostrate city.
15
Wars are terrible, but necessary, for they save the State from social
petrifaction
and stagnation.
16
One of the young ladies guessed it to be the
petrifaction
of an antediluvian mussel.
Other examples for "petrifaction"
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About this term
petrifaction
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
gradual petrifaction
absolute petrifaction
attack the petrifaction
form petrifaction
genuine petrifaction
More collocations
Translations for
petrifaction
Russian
окаменелость
окаменелый
Portuguese
petrificação
Spanish
petrificación
petrificacion
Catalan
petrificació
Petrifaction
through the time
Petrifaction
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