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Petrification vs Putrification - What's the difference?

petrification | putrification |

As nouns the difference between petrification and putrification

is that petrification is the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained while putrification is putrefaction.

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

    putrification

    English

    Noun

  • putrefaction
    • (Webster 1913)