CALCIFY


Meaning of CALCIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkal-sə-ˌfī ]

verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Date: 1854

transitive verb

1. : to make calcareous by deposit of calcium salts

2. : to make inflexible or unchangeable

intransitive verb

1. : to become calcareous

2. : to become inflexible and changeless : harden

• cal·ci·fi·ca·tion ˌkal-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.