Found 2 items, similar to fossilization.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fossilization 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that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone [syn: fossilisation] 2: becoming inflexible or out of date [syn: fossilisation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fossilization Fossilization \Fos`sil*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fossilisation.] The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil. [1913 Webster]