petrifaction
英 [,petr?'f?k??n]
美[,p?tr?'f?k??n]
- n. 石化；化石；嚇呆
英英釋意
- 1. the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
- 2. a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form