Definition
a variety of pale or colorless feldspar mineral; a geological/mineralogical term.
Etymology
From German 'Fosit' or scientific naming, likely from a place name or mineralogist's name. Named in the 19th century mineral classification system.
Kelly Says
This is one of thousands of mineral names created by 19th-century geologists—each one representing a moment of discovery, though most never made it into everyday speech!
Translations
CACatalà
fòssils
fos-sil-s
CSČeština
fosílie
fo-si-lie
DADansk
fossiler
fos-sil-er
DEDeutsch
Fossilien
fos-i-len
ESEspañol
fósiles
fos-iles
FISuomi
fossiilejä
fos-si-i-le-jä
FRFrançais
fossiles
fos-il
HIहिन्दी
जीवाश्म
jee-va-shma
HUMagyar
kövületek
kov-u-let-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
fosil
fo-sil
ITItaliano
fossili
fos-sili
MSBahasa Melayu
fosil
fo-sil
NLNederlands
fossielen
fos-sie-len
NONorsk
fossiler
fos-sil-er
PLPolski
fosylia
fo-si-ya
PTPortuguês
fóssils
fos-ils
RUРусский
ископаемые
iskop-a-ye-mye
SVSvenska
fossiler
fos-sil-er
TRTürkçe
fosiller
fo-si-ler
UKУкраїнська
іскопані
iskop-a-ni
VITiếng Việt
di tích hóa thạch
di-tich hoa-thach