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calcify

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  1. 1. v. t. To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To become changed into a stony or calcareous condition, in which lime is a principal ingredient, as in the formation of teeth. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. become impregnated with calcium salts Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. become inflexible and unchanging Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. turn into lime; become calcified Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. convert into lime Source: wordnet
  7. 7. To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime. To become changed into a stony or calcareous condition, in lime is a principal ingredient, as in the formation of teeth. Source: webster
  8. 8. To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion ofsalts of lime. Source: adambom
  9. 9. v:100 v. become impregnated with calcium salts v. become inflexible and unchanging v. turn into lime; become calcified Source: ecdict

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