calcification

English Thesaurus

1. a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) (noun.process)

hypernym	:	chemical action, chemical change, chemical process,
definition	:	(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved (noun.process)

hyponym	:	ossification,
definition	:	the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material (noun.process)

2. an inflexible and unchanging state (noun.state)

hypernym	:	inaction, inactiveness, inactivity,
definition	:	the state of being inactive (noun.state)

3. tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts (noun.state)

hypernym	:	hardening,
definition	:	abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue (noun.state)

4. a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) (noun.process)

derivation	:	calcify,
definition	:	become impregnated with calcium salts (verb.change)

5. an inflexible and unchanging state (noun.state)

derivation	:	calcify,
definition	:	become inflexible and unchanging (verb.change)

6. tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts (noun.state)

derivation	:	calcify,
definition	:	turn into lime; become calcified (verb.change)

derivation	:	calcify,
definition	:	become impregnated with calcium salts (verb.change)

7. a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) (noun.process)

derivation	:	calcify,
definition	:	become impregnated with calcium salts (verb.change)

8. an inflexible and unchanging state (noun.state)

derivation	:	calcify,
definition	:	become inflexible and unchanging (verb.change)

9. tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts (noun.state)

derivation	:	calcify,
definition	:	turn into lime; become calcified (verb.change)

derivation	:	calcify,
definition	:	become impregnated with calcium salts (verb.change)