石化 shíhuà fossilization Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shíhuà fossilization · to be petrified · to petrify 石 shí noun stone rock; stone; (bound form) made of stone; rock-like化 huà affixparticle [...-ize] Suffix appearing after nouns or adjectives that expresses a transformation into a certain state or quality, meaning "-ize" or "-ization"shíhuà petrochemical industry 石 shí noun abbreviation of 石油 shíyóu petroleum petroleum; oil化 huà noun abbreviation of 化学 化學 huàxué chemistry; chemical chemistry; chemical; the study of the structure, properties, and reactions of matter