fossilization
1. [ noun ] the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
Synonyms: fossilisation
Related terms: natural_process petrifaction fossilize
2. [ noun ] becoming inflexible or out of date
Synonyms: fossilisation
Related terms: passage fossilize
Similar spelling:   fossilisation
  focalization
  fossilized
  focalisation
  fossilised