Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun petrifaction

2 senses of petrifaction

Sense 1
petrifaction, petrification -- (the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape)
       => fossilization, fossilisation -- (the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone)

Sense 2
petrifaction -- (a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form)
       => rock, stone -- (a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me")