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单词 petrific
释义

petrific

/pɪˈtrɪfɪk/
Now rare
adjective
1Having the quality of petrifying or turning into stone; causing petrifaction; (Medicine ) †causing the formation of a calculus ( obsolete ).
2Petrified, stony.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Milton (1608–1674), poet and polemicist. From post-classical Latin petrificus causing petrifaction from classical Latin petra rock, stone + -ficus.

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