calcify 1
verbdomain: change
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
become impregnated with calcium salts
Hypernym
harden 1
verb
become hard or harder
EnglishAntonym
decalcify 2
verb
remove calcium or lime from
Derivationally related form
calcification 1
noun
a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
calcification 2
noun
tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
calcium 1
noun
a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
