单词 | fossilization |
释义 | fossilization (once / 241211 pages) n WORD FAMILY fossilize: fossilization, fossilized, fossilizes, fossilizing+/fossil: fossilise, fossilist, fossilize, fossils, microfossil/fossilise: fossilisation, fossilised, fossilising/microfossil: microfossils USAGE EXAMPLES“And they are undoubtedly the result of geological forces acting on the bones after they are buried during the process of fossilization.” National Geographic(Aug 29, 2016) And feathers almost never survive the fossilization process. Washington Post(Jun 28, 2016) Instead, it’s preserved “decay liquids,” squeezed out of the creature’s guts during the fossilization process. Science Magazine(Jun 24, 2015) 1n the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone Syn|Hypo|Hyper fossilisation petrifaction, petrification the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape action, activity, natural action, natural process a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) 2n becoming inflexible or out of date Syn|Hyper fossilisation passage, transition the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
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