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Noun(1) the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape

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(1) his heavy footfalls served to spur Paul out of his petrification(2) his heavy footfalls served to spur Paul out of his petrification(3) One consequence of focusing on the process is that we know it is incorrect to say petrification takes millions of years.(4) Chalisse looked at her chosen man and saw his petrification .(5) the processes of petrification(6) Padlin's petrification seemed to reassure the boy.(7) he taught me to take risks, to avoid petrification(8) Cuticle was not preserved on the surfaces of the compressions, although surface features could be observed in parts of some fossils preserved as limonite petrifactions .(9) In petrifaction (sensu stricto) the organic cell walls may decay and be replaced by another phase of minerals, usually with a similar chemical composition to the first phase.(10) The fossilization process known as petrifaction usually begins when a tree or log is buried in silica-rich, alkaline volcanic ash or mud.(11) However, Mesozoic examples of insect wood boring occur in petrifactions , many of which were deposited in drier, more riparian habitats.(12) We are constantly told that geological processes like petrifaction , fossilisation, and stalagmite formation take millions of years - an unimaginably long time.(13) Liberalism provides valorization of the individual subject and the rule of law against the reactionary potential of institutional petrifaction and authoritarian principles.(14) I started glowing in my absolute petrifaction of the dark.(15) Petrifications , where no organic material remains, are usually prepared as thin sections or polished and studied under reflected light.(16) Kinamori looked at him, absolute petrifaction written on her face.
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