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fossilization
Versteinerung
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fos·sili·za·tion [ˌfɒsəlaɪˈzeɪʃən, Am ˌfɑ:səlɪˈ-] N no pl

1. fossilization (archaeology):

fossilization
Versteinerung f <-, -en>
fossilization
Fossilisation f form

2. fossilization LING:

fossilization
Fossilierung [o. Fossilisierung] f
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English
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Fossilisation
fossilization
Fossilisierung
[interlanguage] fossilization
Fossilierung
[interlanguage] fossilization

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The chancellery is an interesting example of the fossilization of 11th century offices.
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For fossilization to take place, the traces and remains of organisms must be quickly buried so that weathering and decomposition do not occur.
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Throughout the fossilization process the calcium carbonate composing the eggshell generally remains unchanged, allowing scientists to study its original structure.
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Examples of fossilization include fossilized morphemes and fossil words.
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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Discover for yourself one of the largest cave systems in the world: underground ravines, gigantic rooms, magical rock formations, glacial " mills " and fascinating fossilizations.
www.zug-tourismus.ch
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Entdecken Sie eines der grössten Höhlensysteme der Welt. Zu bewundern sind unterirdische Schluchten, Riesenräume, zauberhafte Felsgebilde, " Gletschermühlen " und Versteinerungen.
www.zug-tourismus.ch
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To understand the process of fossilization has been an objective that researchers around the whole world have aimed to achieve since the Middle Ages.
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www.tu-chemnitz.de
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Denn den Prozess der Versteinerung zu verstehen, ist schon seit dem Mittelalter ein Anliegen von Forschern auf der ganzen Welt.
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www.tu-chemnitz.de
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Half-way towards Siriuskogl Mountain, erratic boulder with fossilizations, a relict from Ice Age.
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www.oberoesterreich.at
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Auf halber Höhe am Weg zum Siriuskogl, Findlingsblock mit Versteinerungen, ein Relikt aus der Eiszeit.
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