= petrifying, adj. 1.

That stones, in senses of the verb; †petrifying.

That is in process of becoming stone; having a tendency to solidify into stone. Said chiefly of ‘petrifying’ waters and the salts dissolved or…

Having the quality of petrifying; causing petrifaction.

That causes petrifaction; esp. (of a spring or well) that causes objects to become encrusted with a hard mineral deposit.

Rocky, stony. (In quot. 1825 perhaps: causing petrifaction; petrifying.) rare.

Having the quality of petrifying, petrifactive. Also: becoming converted into stone or petrified; (Medicine) forming calculi.

Having the quality of petrifying or turning into stone; causing petrifaction; (Medicine) †causing the formation of a calculus (obsolete). Also figur…