See Also: petrifaction(medicine)
petrifaction(dictionary)

petrifaction (iou)



petrifaction noun. LME.
[from PETRIFY: see -FACTION.]
a. The action of petrifying something; the condition of being petrified; conversion into stone; Medicine the formation of a calculus. LME.
b. fig. A state of extreme fear or terror. E18.
A thing formed by being petrified; a stony mass. L17.
petrifactive adjective having the quality of petrifying; causing petrifaction: M17.