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Rarepetrification
The correct spelling is petrification.
How to pronounce petrification
/ˌpɛtɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
nounIPA: /ˌpɛtɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Say it like: Pet-rif-ica-sho-n
The correct spelling is petrification. The process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
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Definition
noun
- 1.The process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
- 2.Obduracy; callousness
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