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TAPHONOMY Synonyms

There are 5 synonyms of the word taphonomy. (exact relations)
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	decay					verb, nounv, n
	noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition
	decomposition					nounn
	noun • the analysis of a vector field • in a decomposed state • (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • the organic phenomenon of rotting
	fossilization					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a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone • becoming inflexible or out of date
	preservation					nounn
	noun • the activity of protecting something from loss or danger • the condition of being (well or ill) preserved • a process that saves organic substances from decay • an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
	diagenesis					nounn
	noun • All the chemical, physical, and biological changes sediment goes through during and after lithification, not including weathering or other surface changes.

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