This is the 12259th most frequent Russian word.
ископаемыми
"Ископаемыми" means "fossils" or "minerals" extracted from the earth.
Refers to fossils as remnants of organisms preserved in the earth.
Учёные обнаружили новые месторождения с ископаемыми.
Scientists have discovered new deposits with fossils.
Here it refers to fossil fuels, a type of energy resource.
Использование ископаемых топлив способствует увеличению парникового эффекта.
The use of fossil fuels contributes to the increase of the greenhouse effect.
Denotes fossils as objects of study in paleontology.