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calcifications

calcifications is the plural of calcification.

Meaning of calcification

Noun

calcification (countable and uncountable, plural calcifications)

  1. The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in the calcareous degeneration of tissue.
    • An examination of the tooth shows a beautiful specimen of calcification of the dental pulp.1871, The Dental Cosmos, volume 13, page 84

Questions about calcifications

What is calcifications the plural of?
Calcifications is the plural of calcification.

Words near calcifications in the dictionary

  1. calcificate
  2. calcificated
  3. calcificates
  4. calcificating
  5. calcification
  6. calcifications
  7. calcificatious
  8. calcified
  9. calcifier
  10. calcifiers
  11. calcifies

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