OSSIFY


Meaning of OSSIFY in English

v.tr. & intr. (-ies, -ied) 1 turn into bone; harden. 2 make or become rigid, callous, or unprogressive. ossific adj. ossification n.

[ F ossifier f. L os ossis bone ]

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