Meanings
plural fossilizations · alternative fossilisation
- countableuncountableThe process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
Synonyms: fossilification
- broadlycountablefigurativelyuncountableThe process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From fossil + -ization or fossilize + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan fossilització, fossilització
- fossilitzacióthe process of conversion into a fossil
- fossilitzacióthe process of becoming fixed
Dutch fossilisatie
- fossilisatiethe process of conversion into a fossil
Finnish kivettyminen, kivettyminen
- kivettyminenthe process of conversion into a fossil
- kivettyminenthe process of becoming fixed
French fossilisation, fossilisation
- fossilisationthe process of conversion into a fossil
- fossilisationthe process of becoming fixed
German Fossilisierung
- Fossilisierungthe process of conversion into a fossil
Greek απολίθωση
- απολίθωση (apolíthosi)the process of conversion into a fossil
Māori whakamātātokatanga
- whakamātātokatangathe process of conversion into a fossil
Polish fosylizacja, fosylizacja
- fosylizacjathe process of conversion into a fossil
- fosylizacjathe process of becoming fixed
Romanian fosilizare, fosilizație
- fosilizarethe process of conversion into a fossil
- fosilizațiethe process of conversion into a fossil
Spanish fosilización, fosilización
- fosilizaciónthe process of conversion into a fossil
- fosilizaciónthe process of becoming fixed
Welsh ffosileiddiad
- ffosileiddiadthe process of conversion into a fossil
Cite this entry
fossilization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossilization
“fossilization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fossilization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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