"fossilizer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fossilizers [plural]
Etymology: fossilize + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fossilize|er|id2=agent noun}} fossilize + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fossilizer (plural fossilizers)
  1. That which causes or undergoes fossilization.
    Sense id: en-fossilizer-en-noun-aC6khuVV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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