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Webster 1913 Edition


Fossilization

Fosˊsil-i-za′tion

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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.

Definition 2024


fossilization

fossilization

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Noun

fossilization (countable and uncountable, plural fossilizations)

  1. The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
  2. (figuratively) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.

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