单词 | fossilify |
释义 | fossilifyv. rare. transitive and intransitive = fossilize v. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [verb (transitive)] > fossilize fossil1750 fossilize1794 fossilify1843 permineralize1952 1843 I. Cozzens Geol. Hist. Manhattan 40 Large ditches were dug in many directions,..which exposed a number of recent shells, partly fossilified. 1859 J. R. Tait European Life, Legend, & Landscape 117 The bedstead had the usual German brevity; and, if fossilified, and dug up by future savans, would afford analogical evidence that the present race..were only four feet high. 1889 Cent. Dict. Fossilify, to convert into a fossil... To become a fossil. 1969 Trans. Mining, Geol. & Metall. Inst. India 66 ii. 3 The waxes and the resins which are extremely resistant to microbial attacks are almost ‘fossilified’ with little change. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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