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31Petrifactive — Pet ri*fac tive, a. 1. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction. [1913 Webster] The . . . petrifactive mutations of hard bodies. Sir T. Browne.… …
32Petrific — Pe*trif ic, a. [Cf. F. p[ e]trifique.] Petrifying; petrifactive. [1913 Webster] Death with his mace petrific, cold and dry. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
33Stonier — Stony Ston y, a. [Compar. {Stonier}; superl. {Stoniest}.] [AS. st[=a]nig. See {Stone}.] 1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony… …
34Stoniest — Stony Ston y, a. [Compar. {Stonier}; superl. {Stoniest}.] [AS. st[=a]nig. See {Stone}.] 1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony… …
35Stony — Ston y, a. [Compar. {Stonier}; superl. {Stoniest}.] [AS. st[=a]nig. See {Stone}.] 1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust …
36Stony coral — Stony Ston y, a. [Compar. {Stonier}; superl. {Stoniest}.] [AS. st[=a]nig. See {Stone}.] 1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony… …
37petrifaction — noun Date: 15th century 1. the process of petrifying 2. something petrified 3. the quality or state of being petrified …
38stony — also stoney adjective (stonier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. abounding in or having the nature of stone ; rocky 2. a. insensitive to pity or human feeling ; obdurate b. manifesting no movement or reaction ; dumb …
39Geology — Oceanic crustContinental Crust] Geology (from Greek: γη, gê , earth ; and λόγος, logos , speech lit. to talk about the earth) is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the… …
40Paleontology — Palaeontology redirects here. For the scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal). Paleontology studies the entire history of life on Earth. Paleontology (pronounced /ˌpælɪɒnˈtɒlədʒi/; British: palaeontology; from Greek: παλαιός… …
