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cal•ci•fy



Pronunciation: (kal'su-fī"), [key]
—v.t., v.i., -fied, -fy•ing.
1. Physiol.to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.
2. Geol.to harden by deposition of calcium carbonate.
3. to make or become rigid or intransigent, as in a political position.

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