Preservation and Petrification

Preservation noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.

Petrification and preservation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petrification" instead a noun "Preservation".

Nearby Words: preserve, preserved, preserver, preserving, preservative

Petrification noun - The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape.

Preservation and petrification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Preservation" instead a noun "Petrification".