Fossilism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fossilism is a noun meaning The science or state of fossils.
Meaning
The science or state of fossils.
More Meanings
- The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions.
- A policy of reliance on fossil fuels.
Example Sentences
Suffice it to say that the recourse to nuclear energy magnifies the problems of fossilism.
April 1797, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, letter to Mr. Cottle I would be a tolerable Mathematician, I would thoroughly know Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Optics, and Astronomy, Botany, Metallurgy, Fossilism, Chemistry, Geology, Anatomy, Medicine […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fossilology, fossilogy, fossilologist, fossilogist, zoogeology, phytolithology.
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