calcify
🇺🇸
/ˈkælsɪfaɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈkælsɪfaɪ/
verb
R
to turn into stone or a hard substance by depositing calcium salts
Over time, the coral skeletons calcify and form a reef.
translation
to turn into stone or a hard substance by depositing calcium salts
Word Forms
3rd Present
calcifies
Past
calcified
Perfect
calcified
Progressive
calcifying