Fossil and Petrification

Fossil

Fossil noun - A person with old-fashioned ideas.
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Synonyms for Fossil

Petrification and fossil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petrification" instead a noun "Fossil".

Nearby Words: fossilized, fossilised, fossilize

Petrification

Petrification noun - The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape.
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Synonyms for Petrification

Fossil and petrification are semantically related. You can use "Fossil" instead a noun "Petrification".

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