A town in southwestern Bulgaria

The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell. / The yellow organic oil that yields this scent.

Petrification. / An object that has become petrified. / The condition of being petrified.

Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance). / Extremely afraid.

simple past tense and past participle of petrify

the process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original shape and topography being retained / (figuratively) obduracy; callousness

To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals. / To produce rigidity akin to stone. / To immobilize with fright.

plural of petrification

Causing immense fear; extremely scary

present participle of petrify