| She assumed that it would end with the petrifaction of her vital functions. |
| The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood or woody materials suddenly become buried under sediment. |
| Now his time has come, and you sit there staring in petrifaction at this human cobra. |
| Though reddish-brown and hardened by petrifaction, the original character of the wood was still evident. |
| The fossilization process known as petrifaction usually begins when a tree or log is buried in silica-rich, alkaline volcanic ash or mud. |
| Like Finkelstein, I understand how and why the petrifaction echoes down the decades. |
