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calcify

US/ˈkælsɪfaɪ/

calcify verb: to make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.

Verb

calcify (third-person singular simple present calcifies, present participle calcifying, simple past and past participle calcified)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
    • calcify tissue
    • calcify rapidly
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To make or become rigid or inflexible; to ossify.

calcify meaning in Tagalog

calcify in Tagalog

transitive
kalsipikahan

Forms of calcify

third-person singular presentcalcifies
present participlecalcifying
past participlecalcified
pastcalcified

Origin of calcify

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

Words formed from calcify

Questions about calcify

What does calcify mean?
Calcify means to make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
What is calcify in Tagalog?
Calcify in Tagalog is kalsipikahan. See Calcify meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is calcify?
Calcify is a verb.
How do you pronounce calcify?
Calcify is pronounced /ˈkælsɪfaɪ/ (US).
What is the past tense of calcify?
The past tense of calcify is calcified.

Words near calcify in the dictionary

  1. calciform
  2. calcifugal
  3. calcifuge
  4. calcifuges
  5. calcifugous
  6. calcify
  7. calcifying
  8. calcigenous
  9. calcigerous
  10. calcilutite
  11. calcilutites

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