(humorous or nonstandard) The quality of being a genuine fossil. / (humorous or nonstandard) Having qualities usually attributed to fossils, such as age combined with an absence of contemporary traits.

(dated) To fossilize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fossilate

simple past tense and past participle of fossilate

present participle of fossilate

present participle of fossilize

plural of fossilization

The science or state of fossils. / The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions. / A policy of reliance on fossil fuels.

fossilized; converted into a fossil

Any fuel derived from hydrocarbon deposits such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and, to some extent, peat; these fuels are non-renewable, and their burning generates the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.