ossify
(Inglese)
- (ambitransitive) To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
- (ambitransitive, animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
- (ambitransitive, inanimate) To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
- (rare) To calcify.
Opposto di
deossify
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/
Etimologia (Inglese)
Back-formation from ossification, or modeled on French ossifier and formed from Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ify.
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