Fossilizer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    That which causes or undergoes fossilization.

    "Because their wood contains so much water, and fallen baobabs decompose so quickly, the trees are poor fossilizers."

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"Because their wood contains so much water, and fallen baobabs decompose so quickly, the trees are poor fossilizers."

Etymology

From fossilize + -er.

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