Fossilisation
Fossilisation noun - The process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone.
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Synonyms for Fossilisation
Petrification and fossilisation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petrification" instead a noun "Fossilisation".
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
Fossilisation and petrification are semantically related. You can use "Fossilisation" instead a noun "Petrification".
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Related pairs
- setting and fossilisation
- setting and petrification
- solidification and fossilisation
- solidification and petrification
- crystallization and fossilisation
- crystallization and petrification
- crystallisation and fossilisation
- crystallisation and petrification
- preservation and fossilisation
- preservation and petrification
- freezing and fossilisation
- freezing and petrification
- rigour and fossilisation
- rigour and petrification
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