
tr. & intr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
- To make or become stony or chalky by deposition of calcium salts.
- To make or become inflexible and unchanging.
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American Heritage Dictionary:
cal·ci·fy |

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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
calcified |
| calcification, calciferol, calcifediol | |
| calcineurin, calciol, calciosome |
Rhymes:
calcify |
Translations:
Calcify |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kalke
v. intr. - forkalke
Nederlands (Dutch)
verkalken, in kalk omzetten
Français (French)
v. tr. - calcifier, pétrifier (le bois)
v. intr. - se calcifier
Deutsch (German)
v. - verkalken
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ασβεστοποιώ/-ούμαι, (παθολ.) αποτιτανούμαι
Italiano (Italian)
calcificarsi, calcificare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - calcificar
Русский (Russian)
обызвествляться
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - calcificar
v. intr. - calcificarse
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förkalka
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使成石灰, 使钙化, 变成石灰质, 钙化
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使成石灰, 使鈣化
v. intr. - 變成石灰質, 鈣化
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 석회질로 하다, 입장을 굳히다
v. intr. - 석회질로 되다, 입장이 굳어지다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يحول الى كلس
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הקשה בסיד
v. intr. - הסתייד
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