fossilization

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noun

1. the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age;
the process of being turned to stone
• Syn:
fossilisation
• Derivationally related forms:
fossilise (for: fossilisation), fossilize
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
• Hyponyms:
petrifaction, petrification
2. becoming inflexible or out of date
• Syn:
fossilisation
• Derivationally related forms:
fossilise (for: fossilisation)
• Hypernyms:
passage, transition