petrifaction
noun
the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
petrifactive
-
a word derived from
petrifaction.
Example Sentences
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Merton also had become Medusafied, and exercised a petrifactive influence upon the barber.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832 by Various
