| NOUN | process | fossilization, fossilisation | the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age |
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| act | fossilization, fossilisation | becoming inflexible or out of date |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | fossilisation | |
| Narrower | petrifaction, petrification | The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Spanish | fosilización | |
| Catalan | fossilització | |
| Verbs | fossilize | convert to a fossil |
| Meaning | Becoming inflexible or out of date. | |
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| Synonym | fossilisation | |
| Broader | passage, transition | The act of passing from one state or place to the next |
| Catalan | fossilització | |
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