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“petrifiers”
1. That which causes an object to become obdurate or a person to become insensitive and unresponsive: Dissolved minerals are petrifiers which can change plant material into a fossilized form, but only after an exceedingly long time!
A very strong fear of heights can be a petrifier for some people causing them to be completely paralyzed during the experience.
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fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication
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petro-, petr-, petri-, peter-
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