calcifying

Variant of calcify

calcify definition

cal·cify (kal′sə fī′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb calcified -·fied′, calcifying -·fy′·ing

to change into a hard, stony substance by the deposit of lime or calcium salts

Etymology: calci- + -fy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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