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calcify
cal·ci·fy
[
kálssə f
]
(
past and past participle
cal·ci·fied
,
present participle
cal·ci·fy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
cal·ci·fies
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
chemistry
turn into lime:
to convert a substance into lime, or be converted into lime
2.
medicine
turn hard with calcium:
to become, or cause a body part to become, hard or stiff as a result of the deposit of calcium salts
3.
become or make rigid and unchanging:
to become, or cause something to become, rigid and unchanging
(
formal
)
cal·ci·fi·ca·tion
[
kàlssəfi káysh'n
]
noun
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cal·ci·fi·ca·tion [ kàlssəfi káysh'n ] noun
