shí​huà

fossilization

shí​huà fossilization · to be petrified · to petrify

  1. stone
    rock; stone; (bound form) made of stone; rock-like
  2. huà affixparticle
    [...-ize]
    Suffix appearing after nouns or adjectives that expresses a transformation into a certain state or quality, meaning "-ize" or "-ization"

shí​huà petrochemical industry

  1. abbreviation of 石油 shí​yóu
    petroleum
    petroleum; oil
  2. abbreviation of 化学 化學 huà​xué
    chemistry; chemical
    chemistry; chemical; the study of the structure, properties, and reactions of matter