PETRIFAC'TIVE, adjective Pertaining to petrifaction. 1. Having power to convert vegetable or animal substances into stone.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
PETRIFAC'TIVE, adjective Pertaining to petrifaction. 1. Having power to convert vegetable or animal substances into stone.
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