What does "fossilise" mean?

`v.` 使成化石，使陈腐；变成化石，搜集(或发掘)化石标本

How do you pronounce "fossilise"?

The pronunciation is /'fɔsilaiz/. Listen to American and British pronunciations on this page.

`v.` 使成化石，使陈腐； 变成化石，搜集(或发掘)化石标本

[US]/'fɔsilaiz/

v. to turn into a fossil; to become outdated or obsolete; to collect (or excavate) fossil samples.

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To avoid sampling bias, they restricted their analysis to one group of animals—the bivalve molluscs—that fossilise well.

To avoid sampling bias, they restricted their analysis to one group of animals—the bivalve molluscs—that fossilise well.

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