Petrifaction

(noun.) a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form.

(noun.) 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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• Here, too, the bride's aunt and next relation; a widowed female of a Medusa sort, in a stoney cap, glaring petrifaction at her fellow-creatures. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

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