FOSSIL | • fossil n. The mineralized remains of an animal or plant. • fossil n. (Paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites… • fossil n. (Linguistics) A fossil word. |
FOSSILS | • fossils n. Plural of fossil. • FOSSIL n. the preserved remains of a plant or animal. |
FOSSILISE | • fossilise v. Alternative spelling of fossilize. • FOSSILISE v. to turn into a fossil, also FOSSILIZE. |
FOSSILIZE | • fossilize v. (Transitive) to make into a fossil. • fossilize v. (Intransitive) to become a fossil. • fossilize v. (Figurative, by extension, intransitive) To become inflexible or outmoded. |
FOSSILISED | • fossilised adj. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of fossilized. • FOSSILISE v. to turn into a fossil, also FOSSILIZE. |
FOSSILISES | • fossilises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fossilise. • FOSSILISE v. to turn into a fossil, also FOSSILIZE. |
FOSSILIZED | • fossilized v. Simple past tense and past participle of fossilize. • fossilized adj. In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock. • fossilized adj. Outmoded. |
FOSSILIZES | • fossilizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fossilize. • FOSSILIZE v. to turn into a fossil, also FOSSILISE. |
FOSSILISING | • fossilising v. Present participle of fossilise. • FOSSILISE v. to turn into a fossil, also FOSSILIZE. |
FOSSILIZING | • fossilizing v. Present participle of fossilize. • FOSSILIZE v. to turn into a fossil, also FOSSILISE. |
FOSSILISABLE | • fossilisable adj. Alternative form of fossilizable. • FOSSILISABLE adj. that can be fossilised, also FOSSILIZABLE. |
FOSSILIZABLE | • fossilizable adj. Able to be converted into a fossil. • FOSSILIZABLE adj. that can be fossilized, also FOSSILISABLE. |
FOSSILIFEROUS | • fossiliferous adj. Containing fossils. • FOSSILIFEROUS adj. bearing fossils. |
FOSSILISATION | • fossilisation n. Britain standard spelling of fossilization. • FOSSILISATION n. the process of fossilising, also FOSSILIZATION. |
FOSSILIZATION | • fossilization n. The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil. • fossilization n. (Figuratively, by extension) The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date. • FOSSILIZATION n. the process of fossilizing, also FOSSILISATION. |
FOSSILISATIONS | • fossilisations n. Plural of fossilisation. • FOSSILISATION n. the process of fossilising, also FOSSILIZATION. |
FOSSILIZATIONS | • fossilizations n. Plural of fossilization. • FOSSILIZATION n. the process of fossilizing, also FOSSILISATION. |