'Petrifactive' definitions:
Definition of 'Petrifactive'
From: GCIDE
- Petrifactive \Pet`ri*fac"tive\, a.
- 1. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction. [1913 Webster]
- The . . . petrifactive mutations of hard bodies. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]