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Definition of calcify verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

calcify

verb

NAmE//ˈkælsəˌfaɪ//

[intransitive, transitive] calcify (something) (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they calcify

he / she / it calcifies

past simple calcified

-ing form calcifying

to become hard or make something hard by adding calcium salts

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calcification

NAmE//ˌkælsəfəˈkeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See calcify in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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