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calcify

verb

  1. to become calcified
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkælsɪfaɪ/

verb

Etymology: From French calcifier, or from English calcium + -ify.

  1. To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.

    calcify tissue

    calcify rapidly

  2. To make or become rigid or inflexible; to ossify.