💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Petrescence"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| petrifactionnoun | Petrification. |
| petrifactnoun | An object made of stone, especially one formed from petrifaction. |
| lapidescencenoun | The process of hardening into a stone substance. |
| silicificationnoun | (geology) Impregnation with silica; petrification. |
| pegmatitizationnoun | Alternative form of pegmatization. [The process of pegmatizing.] |
| pegmatizationnoun | The process of pegmatizing. |
| pyritizationnoun | (geology) The hydrothermal process whereby a rock is transformed into a pyrite. |
| pseudomorphosisnoun | (chiefly mineralogy) A change of substance without any change in appearance; the formation of a pseudomorph. |
| metasedimentnoun | (petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock. |
| petrogenesisnoun | The study of the origin of rocks, especially igneous and metamorphic rocks. |
| calcificationnoun | The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in the calcareous degeneration of tissue. |
| mineralizationnoun | (biology, medicine) The deposition of calcium salts as a normal process in bone metabolism. |
| marmorizationnoun | (geology) The metamorphosis of limestone into marble. |
| perimineralizationnoun | Misspelling of permineralization. [A form of fossilization in which minerals are deposited in the pores of bone and similar hard animal parts.] |
| cementationnoun | The act of cementing. |
| petroformnoun | A shape or pattern made by arranging large rocks and boulders over a relatively wide area. |
| mineralisationnoun | Alternative spelling of mineralization. [A form of fossilization in which the organic parts of an organism are replaced by minerals.] |
| petroplinthitenoun | (soil science) A petroplinthic soil, traditionally used to make bricks |
| pneumatolysisnoun | (geology) the alteration of rocks and minerals by gases or magmatic fluid within volcanos etc |
| feldspathizationnoun | The process of conversion into feldspar. |
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