Rice /rice/ [1 syll.] as a boys' name is of Welsh origin, and the meaning of Rice is enthusiasm. Anglicization of Rhys.
The noun FOSSILIZATION has 2 senses: 1. the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone 2. becoming inflexible or out of date
Fossils are not only the actual remains of organisms, such as teeth, bones, shell, and leaves (body fossils), but also the results of their activity, such as burrows and foot prints (trace fossils), and organic compounds they produce by biochemical processes (chemical fossils).ermineralization burial before decay is advanced. The degree to which the remains are decayed when buried determines the later details of the fossil. Carbonization (Distillation) Carbonization is a process by which the more volatile substances of plants and animals decay, but leave behind the carbon.