Definition of calcification Calcification
cal•ci•fi•ca•tion
We found 6 definitions of calcification from 4 different sources.
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What does calcification mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: calcifications |
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| calcification - a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) | ||
| chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved | ||
| calcification - tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts | ||
| hardening the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) | ||
| calcification - an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations" | ||
| inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive | ||
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Wiktionary 
- calcification (Noun)
The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- calcification (n.)
The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.
Part of speech
🔤- calcification, noun, singular of calcifications.
