calcifies
Turns to stone
Calcifies means becomes calcium or calcium-like—hardening through mineral deposits.
Arteries calcify with age, becoming rigid.
Calcium calcifies bone, giving it strength.
Figuratively, attitudes or institutions that calcify become rigid and resistant to change: His political views calcified in middle age.
The bureaucracy had calcified into something that couldn't adapt.
Make or become hard
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- petrifyFossilize or paralyze utterly
- indurateTo harden physically
- crystallizeForm into ordered structure
stiffen · rigidify · set · densify · concrete · harden · sclerosis · hardening
Hard skeletal tissue
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- bone formationCreating skelite tissue
- skeletalOf or like bones
bone spurs · joints · arthritic · vertebrae · pineal gland · ligaments · tendons · bone growth
Unable to bend
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- fossilizedMineralized organic remains
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- fixedRestored or immovable
unchanging · hidebound · ossified · petrified · set in stone · dogmatic · unyielding · static
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- aragoniteCalcium carbonate crystal form
- mineral depositsNatural rock-bound resources
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
crystallization · stalactites · stalagmites · travertine · scale · hard water · encrustation
solidify
Make or become hard
crystallize · stiffen · rigidify · set · densify · concrete · harden · sclerosis · hardening · encrust
bone
Hard skeletal tissue
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
- bone formationCreating skelite tissue
skeletal · bone spurs · joints · arthritic · vertebrae · pineal gland · ligaments · tendons · bone growth · orthopedic
rigid
Unable to bend
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- fossilizedMineralized organic remains
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
fixed · unchanging · hidebound · ossified · petrified · set in stone · dogmatic · unyielding · static · stuck
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- aragoniteCalcium carbonate crystal form
- mineral depositsNatural rock-bound resources
precipitation · crystallization · stalactites · stalagmites · travertine · scale · hard water · encrustation
calcifiessoftens
Reduces intensity or hardness
demineralizes · liquefies · dissolves · melts · leaches
calcifiesdemineralizes
Removes dissolved solids
dissolves · leaches · depletes · breaks down · degrades