FOSSILIZATIONS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word fossilizations. (close relations)
Definition of FOSSILIZATIONS
Best Alternative Words for FOSSILIZATIONS
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calcification | nounn | |||||||
noun • a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) • tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts • an inflexible and unchanging state | ||||||||
concretion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys) • a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body • an increase in the density of something • the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts | ||||||||
ossification | nounn | |||||||
noun • the developmental process of bone formation • the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material • the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior • hardened conventionality | ||||||||
petrification | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape | ||||||||
solidification | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization | ||||||||
fossilisation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone • becoming inflexible or out of date |