0 the process of becoming a fossil (= something preserved in rock for a very long period): --
In the fossilization process, minerals replace the constituents of bones, turning them to stone.
A fallen and buried tree becomes a candidate for fossilization when all conditions are right.
Fossilization has set in to our prison system and new initiatives are stifled.
the fossilization of his outlook
Perhaps fossilization of errors is inevitable in second language acquisition.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.