石化作用
shí​huà​zuò​yòng

petrifaction

  • created sense approved 石化作用 · shí​huà​zuò​yòng · petrifaction — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    石化作用

    shí​huà​zuò​yòng

    petrifaction

    In geology, the process by which organic matter is replaced by minerals, such as silica or calcium carbonate, and turned into stone over time.

    石化 (literal) → 石化 · shí​huà · fossilization 作用 (bound) → 作用 · zuò​yòng · function

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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