— petrifactive , adj.
/pe'treuh fak"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
2. something petrified.
Also, petrification /pe'treuh fi kay"sheuhn/ .
[ 1640-50; PETRI- + -faction faction- (s. of factio ) a making. See PETRIFY, FACTION ]