Fossilization
Fossilization 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 Fossilization
Petrification and fossilization are semantically related in hardening topic. In some cases you can use "Petrification" instead a noun "Fossilization".
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
Fossilization and petrification are semantically related in hardening topic. You can use "Fossilization" instead a noun "Petrification".
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Related pairs
- setting and fossilization
- setting and petrification
- solidification and fossilization
- solidification and petrification
- crystallization and fossilization
- crystallization and petrification
- crystallisation and fossilization
- crystallisation and petrification
- preservation and fossilization
- preservation and petrification
- freezing and fossilization
- freezing and petrification
- starch and fossilization
- starch and petrification
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