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calcification

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal′sə fi kā′shən)

cal•ci•fi•ca•tion (kal′sə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

Geologya changing into lime.
Physiologythe deposition of lime or insoluble salts of calcium and magnesium, as in a tissue.
Geology[Anat., Geol.]a calcified formation.
Geologya soil process in which the surface soil is supplied with calcium in such a way that the soil colloids are always close to saturation.
a hardening or solidifying;
rigidity:As the conflict developed, there was an increasing calcification of attitudes on both sides.

calcific + -ation 1840–50

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calcification /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n

the process of calcifying or becoming calcified
a tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
any calcified object or formation

'calcification' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

leukosis - osteochondrosis - patina

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