calcify
(verb) convert into lime; “the salts calcified the rock”
calcify
(verb) turn into lime; become calcified; “The rock calcified over the centuries”
calcify
(verb) become impregnated with calcium salts
calcify
(verb) become inflexible and unchanging; “Old folks can calcify”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
calcify (third-person singular simple present calcifies, present participle calcifying, simple past and past participle calcified)
(transitive) To make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
(intransitive) To become hard and stony by impregnation with calcium salts.
Source: Wiktionary
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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
