FOSSILIZATION

fossilization, fossilisation

(noun) becoming inflexible or out of date

fossilization, fossilisation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fossilization (countable and uncountable, plural fossilizations)

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

(figuratively) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.

Source: Wiktionary


Fos`sil*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fossilisation.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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