petrification

Etymology
From, from +.

Noun

 * 1) Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained.
 * 2)  obduracy; callousness.
 * 3)  Sheer terror; great fright.
 * 1)  Sheer terror; great fright.

Translations

 * Dutch: verstening
 * German:, Petrifikation
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: πώρωσις
 * Maori: whakatokatanga
 * Occitan: petrificacion
 * Polish:
 * Spanish:, silicatización