Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fossilization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: fos-siliza-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of becoming fixed, unchanging, and out of date.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From fossil + -ization or fossilize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fossil, fossilize

Usage

Inflected Forms

fossilizations (plural) fossilisation (alternative)

Derived Forms

prefossilization

Synonyms

fossilification fossilisation

Questions

What does fossilization mean?: The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
Where does fossilization come from?: From fossil + -ization or fossilize + -ation.

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