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calcificate

calcificate verb: to calcify.

Verb

calcificate (third-person singular simple present calcificates, present participle calcificating, simple past and past participle calcificated)

  1. (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To calcify.
    • That which applies to calcificating coral-line, might also apply to sceleractinian corals.1993 April 21, Steve Tyree, “Algae Scrubbers [M]”, in alt.aquaria (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2022
    • I would like to know if there is anyone who know of a drug called, Clodronate? This drug calcificates bone, it hinders bone from leaving bone and going into ther bloodstream. If there is a drug that is sold here in the States or Mexico with another name I would really like to know about it.1996 July 15, Ruben H. Lujan, “Bone calcification medicine?”, in sci.med.diseases.als (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2022

Forms of calcificate

third-person singular presentcalcificates
present participlecalcificating
past participlecalcificated
pastcalcificated

Origin of calcificate

Back-formation from calcification.

Questions about calcificate

What does calcificate mean?
Calcificate means to calcify.
What part of speech is calcificate?
Calcificate is a verb.
What is the past tense of calcificate?
The past tense of calcificate is calcificated.

Words near calcificate in the dictionary

  1. calciferols
  2. calciferous
  3. calcifiability
  4. calcifiable
  5. calcific
  6. calcificate
  7. calcificated
  8. calcificates
  9. calcificating
  10. calcification
  11. calcifications

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