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petrified
A petrified plant or animal has died and has gradually turned into stone. a block of petrified wood
petrified
A fossil that has turned to stone As the organic material decays, it is slowly replaced by minerals, leaving a cast in stone of the organism or some of its parts
petrified
(3 syl ) The petrified city Ishmonie, in Upper Egypt, is so called from the number of petrified bodies of men, women, and children to be seen there (Latin, petra-fio, to become rock )
petrified
converted into stone
petrified
{s} dumbfounded; frightened; silenced by fear; turned to stone as a result of mineral-laden water (about wood)
petrified
adj describes an organic object that has been turned to stone, such as wood, by fossilization processes See Permineralized
petrified
If you are petrified, you are extremely frightened, perhaps so frightened that you cannot think or move. I've always been petrified of being alone Most people seem to be petrified of snakes. = terrified
petrified
so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; "petrified with fear"; "she was petrified by the eerie sound"; "too numb with fear to move"
petrified
A process of fossilization in which the cells of an organism are replaced by minerals
petrified
converted into a mineral; "petrified wood"
be petrified

    Hyphenation

    be pet·ri·fied

    Turkish pronunciation

    bi petrıfayd

    Pronunciation

    /bē ˈpetrəˌfīd/ /biː ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/
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