Definition of FOSSILIZATION

fossilization

Meanings

Plural: fossilizations

Noun

  • the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
  • becoming inflexible or out of date
  • The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
  • The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.

Origin / Etymology

From fossil + -ization or fossilize + -ation.

Synonyms

fossilisation

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