calcify
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calcify
- /ˈkælsɪfaɪ/ US
Where it comes from
From French calcifier, or from English calcium + -ify.
verb calcifies · calcifying · calcified
- To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts. calcify tissue
- To make or become rigid or inflexible; to ossify.
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verb transitive
| Español | calcificar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鈣化 /钙化 gàihuà |
| Português | calcificar |
| Français | calcifier |
| Italiano | calcificare |
| Русский | превраща́ть в и́звесть prevraščátʹ v ízvestʹ |
verb intransitive
| 中文 | 鈣化 /钙化 gàihuà |
|---|---|
| Français | se calcifier |
| Italiano | calcificarsi |
| Русский | превраща́ться в и́звесть prevraščátʹsja v ízvestʹ, отвердевать otverdevatʹ |
Talk about this word "calcify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calcify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. calcify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/calcify "calcify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/calcify.
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@misc{calcify_2026,
title = {calcify},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calcify},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
