CALCIFIES

Verb

calcifies

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcify

Source: Wiktionary


CALCIFY

Cal"ci*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Calcified; p. pr. & vb. n. Calcifying.] Etym: [L. calx, calcis, lime + -fy.]

Definition: To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime.

Cal"ci*fy, v. i.

Definition: To become changed into a stony or calcareous condition, in lime is a principal ingredient, as in the formation of teeth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 January 2025

BEAR

(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”


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