fossilization

fos·sil·ize

 (fŏs′ə-līz′)

v. fos·sil·ized, fos·sil·iz·ing, fos·sil·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To convert into a fossil.

2. To make outmoded or inflexible with time; antiquate.

v.intr.

To become a fossil.

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fos′sil·i·za′tion (-sə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fossilization - the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone fossilisation natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" petrifaction, petrification - the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
	2.	fossilization - becoming inflexible or out of date fossilisation passage, transition - the act of passing from one state or place to the next

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Translations

fossilisation

fossilization

[ˌfɒsɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → fosilización f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fossilization

n → Versteinerung f, → Fossilierung f (spec); (fig: of person) → Verknöcherung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fossilization

[ˌfɒsɪlaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → fossilizzazione f

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