fossilization

Noun
  1. The process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age;
    The process of being turned to stone (synset 113504929)
    is a type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    subtypes: petrifaction, petrification - the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
    same as: fossilisation
  2. Becoming inflexible or out of date (synset 100202118)
    is a type of: passage, transition - the act of passing from one state or place to the next
    same as: fossilisation

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