CHONDRIFY

chondrify

(verb) turn into cartilage; “The tissue chondrifies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

chondrify (third-person singular simple present chondrifies, present participle chondrifying, simple past and past participle chondrified)

(ambitransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.

Source: Wiktionary


Chon"dri*fy, v. t. & i. Etym: [Gr. -fy.]

Definition: To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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