petrifactiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtrᵻˈfaktɪv/, U.S.

/ˌpɛtrəˈfæktɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petrifaction n., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < petrifact- (in petrifaction n.) + -ive suffix, perhaps after e.g. calefactive adj., putrefactive adj., stupefactive adj.; compare also chylifactive adj., satisfactive adj. Compare slightly later petrescent adj., petrific adj., petrifying adj.

Now rare.

Having the quality of petrifying; causing petrifaction.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > petrifying

petrificant1603

stoning1623

lapidescent1644

petrifactive1646

petrifying1649

petrous1657

petrescent1661

petrific1667

lapidifying1669

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxiii. 167 The Lapidescencies, and petrifactive mutations of hard bodies.

1692 W. Salmon Medicina Practica i. xix. 121/1 There may be a petrifactive Spirit, which may be assisting in that Generation.

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 103 The petrifactive quality of water.

a1856 H. Miller Testimony of Rocks (1857) iii. 145 The famous fossil-man of Guadaloupe, locked up by the petrifactive agencies in a slab of limestone.

1871 Littell's Living Age 19 Aug. 459/1 There is no reason to believe that the petrifactive agencies are less active at present Than they were in by-gone geological epochs.

1971 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 102 449 Athena on the Trojan field..wore the kunê only to become invisible, not to avoid petrifactive rays.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petrifactive
释义	petrifactiveadj. Brit. /ˌpɛtrᵻˈfaktɪv/, U.S. /ˌpɛtrəˈfæktɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petrifaction n., -ive suffix. Etymology: < petrifact- (in petrifaction n.) + -ive suffix, perhaps after e.g. calefactive adj., putrefactive adj., stupefactive adj.; compare also chylifactive adj., satisfactive adj. Compare slightly later petrescent adj., petrific adj., petrifying adj. Now rare. Having the quality of petrifying; causing petrifaction. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [adjective] > petrifying petrificant1603 stoning1623 lapidescent1644 petrifactive1646 petrifying1649 petrous1657 petrescent1661 petrific1667 lapidifying1669 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxiii. 167 The Lapidescencies, and petrifactive mutations of hard bodies. View more context for this quotation 1692 W. Salmon Medicina Practica i. xix. 121/1 There may be a petrifactive Spirit, which may be assisting in that Generation. 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 103 The petrifactive quality of water. a1856 H. Miller Testimony of Rocks (1857) iii. 145 The famous fossil-man of Guadaloupe, locked up by the petrifactive agencies in a slab of limestone. 1871 Littell's Living Age 19 Aug. 459/1 There is no reason to believe that the petrifactive agencies are less active at present Than they were in by-gone geological epochs. 1971 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 102 449 Athena on the Trojan field..wore the kunê only to become invisible, not to avoid petrifactive rays. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646
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