fossilized
🇬🇧/ˈfɒsəlaɪzd/ 🇺🇸/ˈfɑːsəlaɪzd/verb [vt. 及物动词] 石化;僵化(fossilize 的过去式与过去分词)
The tissue and cartilage of a nose are too soft to fossilize. 鼻部的组织和软骨结构太软,无法形成化石。
adjective [原级] 石化的;僵化的;老化的(fossilised 的美式拼写)
Then there is fossilized pollen, from low shrubs and grasses that once grew in the Sahara. 还有一些石化的花粉,来自于曾经生长在撒哈拉的小灌木丛和草丛。