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pet•ri•fac•tion
Pronunciation: (pe"tru-fak'shun), [key]—
n.
1. the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
2. something petrified.
Also,pet•ri•fi•ca•tionPronunciation: (pe"tru-fi-kā'shun). [key]Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.