fossilization
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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.
fos′sil·i·za′tion (-sə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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Noun | 1. | fossilization - the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone 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 | fossilization - becoming inflexible or out of date passage, transition - the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
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