petrification

petrification读音音标

英 [petrɪfɪ\'keɪʃən]

美 [petrəfə\'keɪʃən]

petrification意思解释

n.

僵化，化石；

英英释义

n.

the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape

同义词：petrifaction

双语例句

用作名词(n.)The petrified wood fossils have been preserved for millions of years by the process of petrification, a process which turns the wood into quartz crystal, harder than steel.石化木材的化石自石化过程起，已经历了数百万年，石化过程会将木材转变成为比钢铁还要坚硬的石英晶体。