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fossilized

fossilized adjective: in a state of fossilization; preserved in rock. Also the simple past and past participle of fossilize.

Adjective

fossilized

  1. In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) Old-fashioned, outmoded, or rigidly fixed in a way that is resistant to change.
  3. Having become a fossil; no longer productive.

Also used as

fossilized is also the simple past and past participle of fossilize.

fossilized meaning in Gujarati

fossilized in Gujarati

in a state of fossilisation
અશ્મિભૂત aśmibhūt

Examples of fossilized in a sentence

  • All fossilized roots of scale trees are assigned to the form taxon 'Stigmaria'.
  • All fossilized roots of scale trees are assigned to the form genus 'Stigmaria'.
  • Another attribute of the Dirtbag left is its abandonment of the fossilized ideal of balance.

All 15 example sentences with fossilized

Synonyms of fossilized

Forms of fossilized

alternative formfossilised

Words formed from fossilized

Questions about fossilized

What does fossilized mean?
Fossilized means in a state of fossilization; preserved in rock.
What is fossilized in Gujarati?
Fossilized in Gujarati is અશ્મિભૂત (aśmibhūt). See Fossilized meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is fossilized?
Fossilized is an adjective.

Words near fossilized in the dictionary

  1. fossility
  2. fossilizable
  3. fossilization
  4. fossilizations
  5. fossilize
  6. fossilized
  7. fossilized lightning
  8. fossilizer
  9. fossilizers
  10. fossilizes
  11. fossilizing

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