petrifaction
noun [ U ] geology specialized uk/ˌpet.rɪˈfæk.ʃən/ us/ˌpet.rəˈfæk.ʃən/ (also petrification, /ˌpet.rɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌpet.rə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/)
石化
the natural process in which dead things change to a substance like stone over a long period of time
They have undergone petrification. 它们已石化。
See: petrify
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- The story includes petrifaction, ley lines, time bubbles and black holes.
- The dead bodies of lagoon fish had occasionally acted as a focus for the processes of petrification.
- It was literally quite common for fairly recent burials in graveyards to have been discovered to have undergone various degrees of petrification.
- When they harden and petrify, they become akin to minerals because of the petrification of their bodies.