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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -fied, -fy·ing.
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Physiology. to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.
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Geology. to harden by deposition of calcium carbonate.
3.
to make or become rigid or intransigent, as in a political position.
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Calcify
is always a great word to know.
So is arterial. Does it mean:
| pertaining to the blood in the pulmonary vein, having been oxygenated during its passage through the lungs and being normally bright red |
| the ability of an organism or part of an organism to react to stimuli; degree of susceptibility to stimulation |
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calcify
1785 (implied in calcified), from Fr. calcifier, from stem of L. calcem "lime" + -fy. Related: Calcification.
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calcify cal·ci·fy (kāl'sə-fī')
v. cal·ci·fied, cal·ci·fy·ing, cal·ci·fies
To make or become stony or chalky by deposition of calcium salts.
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