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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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