fossilisation

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

fossilisation (countable and uncountable, plural fossilisations)

1. British standard spelling of fossilization.

French

Etymology

From fossiliser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ.si.li.za.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

fossilisation f (plural fossilisations)

1. fossilization (the process of conversion into a fossil)

Further reading

• “fossilisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.