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Fossilization

The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

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Action 76% connected

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Passage 76% connected

The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Transition 76% connected

Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold.

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Petrifaction 76% connected

The process of petrifying, or changing into stone; conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable) into stone, or a substance of stony hardnes…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fossilize 74% connected

To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fossilize 74% connected

To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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