Petrescent definitions

Petrescent

• (a.) Petrifying; converting into stone; as, petrescent water.
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Petrescent

Pe·tres'cent adjective [ Latin petra rock, stone, Greek ....] Petrifying; converting into stone; as, petrescent water. Boyle.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/66

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