💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fossilization"
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| fossilificationnoun | Synonym of fossilization (“process of becoming a fossil”). |
| fossilizernoun | That which causes or undergoes fossilization. |
| carbonificationnoun | (geology) The conversion of organic plant matter into coal over time in the absence of air. |
| lapidificationnoun | The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction, turning to stone |
| humificationnoun | The process of humifying; conversion into humus. |
| petrifactionnoun | Petrification. |
| carbonizationnoun | The act or process of carbonizing. |
| petrificationnoun | Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained. |
| vitrificationnoun | (usually uncountable) Turning to glass or glasslike material: the action or process of vitrifying a material: conversion into an amorphous solid free of any crystalline structure by addition or removal of heat or by mixture with an additive. |
| fenitizationnoun | Alternative form of fenitisation. [(geology) Conversion into a fenite] |
| glassificationnoun | Conversion into a glass. |
| congelationnoun | The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing. |
| frigidizationnoun | The process of making something frigid. |
| dedolomitizationnoun | Conversion to a form that is no longer dolomite. |
| verdinizationnoun | (geology) The process, or the result of being converted to a green form by contact with seawater. |
| charcoalizationnoun | Conversion into charcoal. |
| vitrifactionnoun | Alternative form of vitrification. [(usually uncountable) Turning to glass or glasslike material: the action or process of vitrifying a material: conversion into an amorphous solid free of any crystalline structure by addition or removal of heat or by mixture with an additive.] |
| coalificationnoun | (geology) The formation of coal by the gradual heating and compression of organic matter, normally by means of peat. |
| converting furnacenoun | (metallurgy) A furnace in which wrought iron is converted into steel by cementation. |
| evaporationnoun | The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state. |
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