Meaning of FOSSILIZATION
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- [n] becoming inflexible or out of date
- [n] the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
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| Synonyms: | | fossilisation, fossilisation |
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| See Also: | | action, activity, natural action, natural process, passage, petrifaction, petrification, transition | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Fos`sil*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fossilisation.]
The process of converting, or of being converted, into a
fossil.
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