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Petrification vs Carbonisation - What's the difference?

petrification | carbonisation |

As nouns the difference between petrification and carbonisation

is that petrification is petrification, petrifaction while carbonisation is (chiefly|british).

petrification

English

(wikipedia petrification)

Noun

  • the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained
  • (figurative) obduracy; callousness
    • (Hallywell)

    Synonyms

    * petrifaction

    Related terms

    * petrified forest * petrified wood

    carbonisation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, British)