Fossilization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fossilization \Fos`sil*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fossilisation.]
     The process of converting, or of being converted, into a
     fossil.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  fossilization
       n 1: the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in
            some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
            [syn: {fossilisation}]
       2: becoming inflexible or out of date [syn: {fossilisation}]