Petrifactive

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Petrifactive \Pet`ri*fac"tive\, a.
     1. Having the quality of converting organic matter into
        stone; petrifying.
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     2. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction.


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              The . . . petrifactive mutations of hard bodies.
                                                    --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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