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    calcify

    calcify - Dictionary definition and meaning for word calcify

    Definition
    (verb) become impregnated with calcium salts Definition
    (verb) become inflexible and unchanging
    Example Sentence
    • Old folks can calcify
    Definition
    (verb) turn into lime; become calcified
    Example Sentence
    • The rock calcified over the centuries
    Definition
    (verb) convert into lime
    Example Sentence
    • the salts calcified the rock
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for calcify

calci= calcium. Bones are hard and made of calcium. Calcify=to change into a hard, stony condition, petrify

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