Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fossilization

2 senses of fossilization

Sense 1
fossilization, fossilisation -- (the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone)
       => natural process, natural action, action, activity -- (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity")

Sense 2
fossilization, fossilisation -- (becoming inflexible or out of date)
       => passage, transition -- (the act of passing from one state or place to the next)