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ossification

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɑsəfɪˈkeɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(os′ə fi kā′shən)

os•si•fi•ca•tion (os′ə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

the act or process of ossifying.
the state of being ossified.
something that has ossified;
a bony formation.

Latin ossi-, combining form of os bone + -fication
1690–1700

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ossification /ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n

the formation of or conversion into bone
the process of ossifying or the state of being ossified

os•si•fy /ˈɑsəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing.

to (cause to) become bone or be hardened like bone: [no object]Over time the soft substances ossified.[~ + object]Dry, extreme heat ossified these clam shells.
to become rigid or unchangeable in one's habits, opinions, etc.:[no object]had ossified in his attitudes.

os•si•fi•ca•tion /ˌɑsəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

os•si•fy (os′ə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing.
v.t.

to convert into or cause to harden like bone.

v.i.

to become bone or harden like bone.
to become rigid or inflexible in habits, attitudes, opinions, etc.:a young man who began to ossify right after college.

Latin ossi- (stem of os) bone + -fy
1705–15

os′si•fi′er, n.

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

chondrocranium - ectostosis - epiphysis - Felis - ostosis - sidebone

Synonyms: fossilization, induration, hardening, bone formation, ostosis, more...

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