Fossil(a.) Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
Fossil(a.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
Fossil(n.) A substance dug from the earth.
Fossil(n.) The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later ones belong to species still living.
Fossil(n.) A person whose views and opinions are extremely antiquated; one whose sympathies are with a former time rather than with the present.
Fossilism(n.) The science or state of fossils.
Fossilism(n.) The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions.
Fossilization(n.) The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
Fossilize(v. i.) To become fossil.
Fossilize(v. i.) To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.
Fossilize(v. t.) To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.
Fossilize(v. t.) To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden.
Fossilized(a.) Converted into a fossil; antiquated; firmly fixed in views or opinions.
Fossilized(imp. & p. p.) of Fossilize
Fossilizing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fossilize
Words within fossilation