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fossilizing

UK
/ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɑː.sɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/

Translations

fossilizingnoun
fossilizings
pl
Gerund noun referring to the process of turning organic matter into a fossil; normally uncountable, occasionally plural.
The fossilizing of tree resin can preserve insects for millions of years.
Окаменение древесной смолы может сохранить насекомых на миллионы лет.
Additional translations
фоссилизациянаучный термин
fossilizinggerund / present participle
Present-participle adjective modifying a noun to mean ‘undergoing or causing fossilization’.
фоссилизирующийнаучный, технический стиль; может означать «вызывающий окаменение» или «подвергающийся окаменению»
Fossilizing sediments quickly covered the carcass.
Фоссилизирующие осадки быстро покрыли тушу.
Additional translations
окаменевающийобщий стиль; о процессе окаменения
fossilizeverb

fossilizing

Gerund

fossilized
Past Simple
fossilized
Past Participle
fossilizing
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪz/
US
/ˈfɑː.sɪ.laɪz/
Over millions of years, the bones began to fossilize.
За миллионы лет кости начали окаменеть.
Additional translations
превращаться в окаменелость
Synonyms
preserve
hardening
calcify
entomb
petrify

Definitions

fossilizingnoun
The act or process of converting something into a fossil.
The fossilizing of tree resin can preserve insects for millions of years.
fossilizinggerund / present participle
Undergoing or causing fossilization.
Fossilizing sediments quickly covered the carcass.
fossilizeverb
To convert into a fossil; to cause to become a fossil.
Over millions of years, the remains of the dinosaur began to fossilize in the sediment.
To become rigid or fixed in a certain way, often used metaphorically to describe ideas or practices.
The company's outdated policies have begun to fossilize, making it difficult to implement new strategies.
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