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fossilization

fossilization noun: the process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

Noun

fossilization (countable and uncountable, plural fossilizations)

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 (broadly, figuratively) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.

fossilization meaning in Tamil

fossilization in Tamil

புதைஉயிரி ஆதல்

Synonyms of fossilization

Forms of fossilization

pluralfossilizations
alternative formfossilisation

Origin of fossilization

From fossil + -ization or fossilize + -ation.

Words formed from fossilization

Questions about fossilization

What does fossilization mean?
Fossilization means the process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
What is fossilization in Tamil?
Fossilization in Tamil is புதைஉயிரி ஆதல். See Fossilization meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fossilization?
Fossilization is a noun.
What is the plural of fossilization?
The plural of fossilization is fossilizations.

Words near fossilization in the dictionary

  1. fossilism
  2. fossilist
  3. fossilists
  4. fossility
  5. fossilizable
  6. fossilization
  7. fossilizations
  8. fossilize
  9. fossilized
  10. fossilized lightning
  11. fossilizer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fossilization (page history and authors); fossilization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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