All fossilisation synonyms

noun fossilisation

• petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
• preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
• calcification — the process of calcifying or becoming calcified
• hardening — a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
• solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
• ossification — the act or process of ossifying.
• coagulation — Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
• concretion — the act or process of coming or growing together; coalescence
• crystallisation — (British) alternative spelling of crystallization.
• freezing — (of temperatures) approaching, at, or below the freezing point.
• setting — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
• casehardening — Present participle of caseharden.