1. the process of converting organic material into agate through mineral replacement
Usage: geological

Examples

• The ancient wood was slowly agatizing over millions of years.
• Scientists studied the agatizing process in the petrified forest.
• The mineral-rich water began agatizing the buried tree trunk.
• Agatizing occurs when silica gradually replaces organic tissue.
• The specimen showed clear signs of agatizing in its crystalline structure.