fos|sil|ize — «FOS uh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to make into a fossil. 2. Figurative. to make antiquated, set, stiff, or rigid: »His conventional training as a youth fossilized him. –v.i. 1. to change into a fossil; turn into stone: »Only the… … Useful english dictionary
FOS — FOS; fos·sar·ia; fos·sar·i·an; fos·sate; fos·sette; fos·sick; fos·sick·er; fos·si·form; fos·sil·if·er·ous; fos·sil·i·fi·ca·tion; fos·sil·i·fy; fos·sil·ist; fos·sil·iza·tion; fos·sil·ize; fos·sil·o·gy; fos·sor; fos·so·ri·al; fos·su·late;… … English syllables
sil — sil·ane; sil·crete; sil·hou·et·tist; sil·i·ca; sil·i·cane; sil·i·ca·tion; sil·i·ca·ti·za·tion; sil·i·ca·tor; sil·i·cic·o·lous; sil·i·cide; sil·i·cif·er·ous; sil·i·ci·sponge; sil·i·ci·spon·gi·ae; sil·i·cize; sil·i·cle; sil·i·co·aluminate;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
fossilize — fos|sil|ize [ fasəl,aız ] verb intransitive or transitive to become a FOSSIL by being preserved in rock for thousands or millions of years, or to preserve something in this way ╾ fos|sil|i|za|tion [ ,fasəlı zeıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fossilize — fos•sil•ize [[t]ˈfɒs əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) gel to convert into a fossil; replace organic matter with mineral substances in the remains of an organism 2) to cause to become outmoded or unchanging 3) gel to become a fossil or fossillike •… … From formal English to slang
Fossilization — Fos sil*i*za tion, n. [Cf. F. fossilisation.] The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fossilification — fos·sil·i·fi·ca·tion … English syllables
fossilization — fos·sil·iza·tion … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
