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Webster 1913 Edition

Fossilization

Fosˊsil-i-za′tion

,

Noun.

[Cf. F.

fossilisation

.]

The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fossilization

FOSSILIZA'TION

,

Noun.

The act or process of converting into a fossil or petrification.