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Webster 1913 Edition


Petrifactive

Petˊri-fac′tive

,
Adj.
1.
Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying.
2.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction.
The . . .
petrifactive
mutations of hard bodies.
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Petrifactive

PETRIFAC'TIVE

,
Adj.
Pertaining to petrifaction.
1.
Having power to convert vegetable or animal substances into stone.