fossilisation
fossilisation · fossilisations
UK standard spelling of fossilizationUK standard spelling of fossilization.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)UK standard spelling of fossilization.
More definitions
- becoming inflexible or out of date
- the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
Forms
plural: fossilisations| Singular | fossilisation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- becoming inflexible or out of date:fossilization
- the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone:fossilization
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfossilise
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable