Antonyms for calcify

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kal-suh-fahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl səˌfaɪ

Definition of calcify

Origin : 1785 (implied in calcified), from French calcifier, from stem of Latin calcem "lime" (see chalk (n.)) + -fy. Related: Calcifying; calcification.

As in petrify : verb make hard
As in indurate : verb harden
As in harden : verb make or become solid

Example sentences :

The permanent incisors do not calcify until a year after birth.
Extract from : « Degeneracy » by Eugene S. Talbot

My father did not achieve that for himself, as his arteries had started to calcify before he discovered the immortality vitamin.
Extract from : « The Book of Gud » by Dan Spain

The underlying blood coagulates rapidly, and the periosteum begins to calcify within a few weeks, as shown by the X-ray.
Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess

The permanent molars begin to calcify at the twenty-fifth week of fœtal life.
Extract from : « Degeneracy » by Eugene S. Talbot

At the fifth year the second permanent molars, and at the eighth year the third molars or wisdom teeth, begin to calcify.
Extract from : « Degeneracy » by Eugene S. Talbot

Caseation forms cheesy masses, which may soften into tubercular pus, may calcify, and may become encapsulated by fibroid tissue.
Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern

Synonyms for calcify

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