 calcification |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) | |
| Related terms: | chemical_process ossification calcify | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an inflexible and unchanging state | |
| Examples: | "the calcification of negotiations" |
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| Related terms: | inaction calcify | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (anatomy,medicine) tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts | |
| Related terms: | hardening calcify | |
| Similar spelling: |
classification |
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