Synonyms for calcify
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kal-suh-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl səˌfaɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for calcify Other synonyms for the word calcify
- caseharden
- cement
- clarify
- close
- clot
- coagulate
- compact
- concrete
- congeal
- consolidate
- contract
- crystallize
- curdle
- densify
- dry
- firm
- fix
- fortify
- fossilize
- freeze
- gird
- harden
- indurate
- jell
- lapidify
- mineralize
- nerve
- ossify
- petrify
- precipitate
- press
- reinforce
- season
- set
- settle
- solidify
- starch
- steel
- stiffen
- strengthen
- temper
- thicken
- toughen
- turn to stone
- vitrify
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for calcify
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