Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ossification | Yes | No | No | No |
ossify | No | No | Yes | No |
ossification (noun) | ossify (noun) |
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hardened conventionality | |
the developmental process of bone formation | |
the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior | |
the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material |
ossification (verb) | ossify (verb) |
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become bony | |
cause to become hard and bony | |
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern |