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fossilisation

DEFINITIONS OF: fossilisation

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n the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone

Synonyms:
fossilization
Types:
petrifaction, petrification
the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
Type of:
action, activity, natural action, natural process
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

n becoming inflexible or out of date

Synonyms:
fossilization
Type of:
passage, transition
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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