Associations to the word «Fossilize»
Noun
- Phosphate
- Fauna
- Mollusk
- Learner
- Bacterium
- Dune
- Log
- Trunk
- Extinction
- Petroleum
- Discovery
- Cave
- Impression
- Layer
- Chunk
- Burgess
- Artifact
- Evidence
- Mammal
- Crab
- Creature
- Rib
- Fish
- Plant
- Preserve
- Specie
- Relic
- Scientist
- Whale
- Coal
- Sample
- Mongolia
- Vegetation
- Flora
- Apparatus
- Cavity
- Occurrence
- Rock
- Inclusion
- Tree
- Groove
- Pine
- Evolution
- Similarity
- Researcher
- Locality
- Species
- Preservation
- Flint
- Dna
- Lucy
- Noun
- Worm
- Sand
- Genus
- Verb
- Dig
- Grain
- Ink
- Clay
- Facing
Adjective
Wiktionary
FOSSILIZE, verb. (transitive) to make into a fossil
FOSSILIZE, verb. (intransitive) to become a fossil
FOSSILIZE, verb. (figurative) (by extension) (intransitive) to become inflexible or outmoded
FOSSILIZE, verb. (figurative) (by extension) (transitive) To make antiquated, rigid, or fixed; to deaden.
Dictionary definition
FOSSILIZE, verb. Convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone".
FOSSILIZE, verb. Become mentally inflexible.
Wise words
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