Petri-
1.
variant of 1. before elements of Latin origin:
petrifaction.
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[pe-truh-fak-shuh n] /ˌpɛ trəˈfæk ʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of ; the state of being petrified. 2. something petrified. /ˌpɛtrɪˈfækʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of forming petrified organic material 2. the state of being petrified n. 1610s, from French petrification (16c.), Latinized noun of action from Middle French pétrifier (see petrify). […]
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[pe-truh-fak-shuh n] /ˌpɛ trəˈfæk ʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of ; the state of being petrified. 2. something petrified. /ˌpɛtrɪˈfækʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of forming petrified organic material 2. the state of being petrified n. early 15c., “action or process of hardening,” from petrify on model of satisfaction, etc. petrifaction […]
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[pe-truh-fahy] /ˈpɛ trəˌfaɪ/ verb (used with object), petrified, petrifying. 1. to convert into stone or a stony substance. 2. to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion: I was petrified with fear. 3. to make rigid or inert; harden; deaden: The tragedy in his life petrified his emotions. verb (used without object), […]