petrifiers
Those causing fossilization
Petrifiers are things that petrify—that turn something to stone or render someone motionless with fear.
In mythology and fantasy, creatures like Medusa are petrifiers, their gaze transforming victims into statues.
The word also applies figuratively to anything that paralyzes through terror: The petrifiers of free thought are fear and conformity.
Stone-gazing mythic creature
- GorgonSerpent-haired mythical being
- PerseusGorgon-slaying demigod
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
curse · gaze · stare · glance · mythos · lore · legend · Athena
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
fright · alarming · menacing · intimidating · haunting · nightmare · phobia · apprehension
Loss of muscle function
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- stasisState of inactivity
- rootedFirmly established in place
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
halted · suspended · motionless · stuck · pinned · stunned · riveted
Study of ancient organisms
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- burialPlacing deceased underground
mineralization · calcification · carbonization · cast · mold · impression · excavation · specimen
Medusa
Stone-gazing mythic creature
- GorgonSerpent-haired mythical being
- PerseusGorgon-slaying demigod
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
monster · curse · gaze · stare · glance · mythos · lore · legend · Athena · shield
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
panic · fright · alarming · menacing · intimidating · haunting · nightmare · phobia · apprehension · transfixed
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
transfixed · halted · suspended · motionless · stuck · pinned · stunned · riveted
paleontology
Study of ancient organisms
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
burial · mineralization · calcification · carbonization · cast · mold · impression · excavation · specimen
petrifierssofteners
Agents that reduce harshness
liquefiers · melters · dissolvers · plasticizers · tenderizers
petrifiersliberators
Those who free captives
animators · mobilizers · energizers · activators · awakeners
petrifierscomforters
Padded bed coverings
reassurers · calmers · soothers · tranquilizers · emboldeners
- petrified woodMineralized tree fossils
- petrified forestsTrees mineralized over millennia