Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 29 compound words that contain fossil. The most common are listed below. Open fossil in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- fossil fuelAny fuel derived from hydrocarbon deposits such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and, to some extent, peat; these fuels are non-renewable, and their burning moves carbon from underground into the atmosphere via the greenhouse gas carbon …
- fossil recordThe collective record of biological development that is reflected in the fossilized remains of organisms through geological history.
- fossil fuelsplural of fossil fuel: Any fuel derived from hydrocarbon deposits such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and, to some extent, peat; these fuels are non-renewable, and their burning moves carbon from underground into the atmosphere via the …
- living fossilAny species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods.
- trace fossilA type of fossil reflecting the reworking of sediments and hard substrates by organisms, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself. This includes structures such as burrows, trails, impressions, coprolites and borings.
- non-fossilAlternative form of nonfossil: Not a fossil, or not a fossil fuel
- body fossilA fossil containing part of an organism's body, as opposed to a trace fossil.
- cast fossilA fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, which is in the general form of the original …
- fossil gasgas (mainly composed of methane) derived from a fossil source, i.e. decomposed plant and animal matter, preserved in sediment or sedimentary rock; fossil-derived fuel gas.
- fossil oilcrude oil
- fossil waterWater that has remained in an aquifer for a long timespan, usually thousands or millions of years.
- fossil wordA word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use because it is contained within an idiom that is still in use.
- fossil wordsplural of fossil word: A word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use because it is contained within an idiom that is still in use.
- index fossilAny ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks.
- fossil foolOne who uses fossil fuels without concern for their environmental impact.
- fossil carAn automobile powered by a fossil fuel.
- mold fossilA fossil formed when sediment fills the inside or covers the outside of a dead organism and the organism's remains do not persist, leaving just the shape and texture of the rock to indicate the organic material that was there.
- fossil carsplural of fossil car: An automobile powered by a fossil fuel.
- fossil recordsplural of fossil record: The collective record of biological development that is reflected in the fossilized remains of organisms through geological history.
- fossil watersplural of fossil water: Water that has remained in an aquifer for a long timespan, usually thousands or millions of years.
- fossil resincopaline
- fossil foolsplural of fossil fool: One who uses fossil fuels without concern for their environmental impact.
- fossil damascusDamascus steel created from scrap damascus pieces.
- fossil twisterdevil's corkscrew
- fossil twistersplural of fossil twister: devil's corkscrew
Compound words 29
- fossilizationThe process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
- fossilismThe science or state of fossils.
- fossildomThe realm or sphere of fossils.
- technofossilA fossil formed from an industrial man-made object or material.
- chemofossilA fossil that consists only of chemicals remaining from the decomposition of a living organism.
- fossilificationSynonym of fossilization (“the process of becoming a fossil”).
- fossillikeResembling or characteristic of a fossil.
- fossiloidResembling a fossil.
- magnetofossilThe fossil remains of a magnetotactic bacterium
- megafossilA relatively large fossil showing the structure of an organism.