Home › Words › F › fossilizerfossilizerfossilizer means that which causes or undergoes fossilization.EtymologyFrom fossilize + -er.nounThat which causes or undergoes fossilization.e.g.“Because their wood contains so much water, and fallen baobabs decompose so quickly, the trees are poor fossilizers.” — 2007, Rupert Watson, The African Baobab, page 14:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fossilize 74% match — To make into a fossil. vs fossilizer →fossilify 72% match — To fossilize vs fossilizer →fossilate 70% match — To fossilize vs fossilizer →fossiled 68% match — fossilized; converted into a fossil vs fossilizer →fossil 66% match — The mineralized remains of an animal or plant. vs fossilizer →fossilogical 65% match — Relating to fossilogy. vs fossilizer →fossilology 65% match — The study of fossils. vs fossilizer →fossilisation 65% match — UK standard spelling of fossilization. vs fossilizer →