| PETRIFY | • petrify v. To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals. • petrify v. To produce rigidity akin to stone. • petrify v. To immobilize with fright. |
| PETRIFIC | • petrific adj. (Now rare) Petrifying, turning into stone; petrifactive. • PETRIFIC adj. petrifying. |
| PETRIFIED | • petrified adj. Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance). • petrified adj. Extremely afraid. • petrified v. Simple past tense and past participle of petrify. |
| PETRIFIER | • petrifier n. Person or other object that petrifies, either literally or figuratively. • PETRIFIER n. an agent that petrifies. |
| PETRIFIES | • petrifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of petrify. • PETRIFY v. to convert into a stony substance. |
| PETRIFIERS | • petrifiers n. Plural of petrifier. • PETRIFIER n. an agent that petrifies. |
| PETRIFYING | • petrifying adj. Causing immense fear; extremely scary. • petrifying v. Present participle of petrify. • PETRIFY v. to convert into a stony substance. |
| PETRIFACTION | • petrifaction n. Petrification. • petrifaction n. An object that has become petrified. • petrifaction n. The condition of being petrified. |
| PETRIFACTIVE | • petrifactive adj. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying. • petrifactive adj. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction. • PETRIFACTIVE adj. petrifying, also PETRIFIC. |
| PETRIFACTIONS | • petrifactions n. Plural of petrifaction. • PETRIFACTION n. the process of petrifying. |
| PETRIFICATION | • petrification n. The process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original… • petrification n. (Figurative) obduracy; callousness. • petrification n. Sheer terror; great fright. |
| PETRIFICATIONS | • petrifications n. Plural of petrification. • PETRIFICATION n. turning to stone. |