petrificación

Definitions of petrificación
  1. noun
    a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
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    type of:
    hueso, piedra, roca
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
  2. noun
    the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
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