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petrified | gemmology |

As an adjective petrified

is extremely afraid.

As a verb petrified

is (petrify).

As a noun gemmology is

(mineralogy|petrology) the branch of mineralogy that studies mineral gems and petrified gemstones.

petrified

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely afraid.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Verb

    (head)
  • (petrify)

    • gemmology

    English

    (wikipedia gemmology)

    Alternative forms

    * gemology

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineralogy, petrology) the branch of mineralogy that studies mineral gems and petrified gemstones

    • Derived terms

    * gemmological * gemmologist