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Meanings of petrifaction in inglês

russo
окаменелость
português
petrificação
espanhol
petrificación
catalão
petrificació

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

petrificação
Usage of petrifaction in inglês
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This petrifaction of egoism would from amazedly to austerely refuse the petition.
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
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There is no shadow of doubt that this is a genuine petrifaction.
The American Goliah
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There is petrifaction of the understanding; and also of the sense of shame.
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes
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But this main fact makes intelligible all the phenomena of petrifaction and retrogression.
English Prose / A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion an...
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Perhaps the process might be more aptly called one of petrifaction.
Mercy Philbrick's Choice
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A momentary petrifaction, and terror had lent wings to her feet.
The Ragged Edge
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Of the older writers Hellwigius, Horstius, and Schurig speak of petrifaction of the arm.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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With the petrifaction of its soil, it had withered away.
Stories from Everybody's Magazine
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On the way back to Moscow he relapsed again into a state of petrifaction.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems
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I chose to kill the petrifaction mania with a delicate, a very delicate satire.
Sketches New and Old
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A petrifaction was a kind of a hard-wood chemical git-up.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
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Something like a petrifaction of her wildest face was shown.
The Amazing Marriage — Volume 4
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As for Rollin, he became, and remained for some time, a petrifaction of amazement.
The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
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They accentuated the lifelessness, the petrifaction, the intense and sinister quiet of the prostrate city.
The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
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Wars are terrible, but necessary, for they save the State from social petrifaction and stagnation.
Germany and the Next War
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One of the young ladies guessed it to be the petrifaction of an antediluvian mussel.
Gryll Grange
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português
petrificação
Petrifaction through the time
Petrifaction across language varieties
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