petrescent

== English == === Etymology === Latin petra (“rock, stone”), from Ancient Greek. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛˈtɹɛsənt/ Rhymes: -ɛsənt === Adjective === petrescent (not comparable) (archaic) Petrifying; converting into stone. === References === “petrescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.