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 becoming inflexible or out of date
Chapter 1: Fossilization and Preservation. Introduction. Ordinarily, only the hard parts of organisms are preserved (for example, only the shells of invertebrates, and only the bones and teeth of vertebrates). In most instances we must make inferences about fossil organisms using only these hard parts.