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petrify

Petrify vs Fossilate - What's the difference?

petrify | fossilate |


As verbs the difference between petrify and fossilate

is that petrify is to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals while fossilate is to fossilize.

Taxonomy vs Petrify - What's the difference?

taxonomy | petrify |


As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb petrify is

to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.

Petrify vs Lapidify - What's the difference?

petrify | lapidify |


As verbs the difference between petrify and lapidify

is that petrify is to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals while lapidify is to become stone or stony.

Petrify vs Lithify - What's the difference?

petrify | lithify | Synonyms |

Petrify is a synonym of lithify.


As verbs the difference between petrify and lithify

is that petrify is to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals while lithify is to turn sediment into solid rock.

Petrify vs Stonify - What's the difference?

petrify | stonify |


As verbs the difference between petrify and stonify

is that petrify is to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals while stonify is (obsolete) to petrify (as a mineral, to harden).

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