Pet′ri‐fac″tive (?), a. 1. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying.
2. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction.
The... petrifactive mutations of hard bodies. Sir T. Browne.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.