| fossilization | (n) the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone, Syn. fossilisation |
| fossilization | (n) becoming inflexible or out of date, Syn. fossilisation |
| 化石 | [かせき, kaseki] (n, vs) fossil; petrifaction; fossilization; fossilisation; (P) #5,869 [Add to Longdo] |
| 石化 | [せっか, sekka] (n, vs) mineralization; mineralisation; petrifaction; fossilization; fossilisation [Add to Longdo] |