calcify
Turn to calcium
To calcify is to harden through calcium deposits.
Calcium builds up in arteries or soft tissue, and coral calcifies into reef.
The word extends figuratively to anything that hardens or becomes rigid over time: His political views calcified in his thirties.
Calcified opinions resist change, having lost their earlier flexibility.
Fossilize or paralyze utterly
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- remainsContinues in place
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- skeletonsInternal bony structures
paleontology · sedimentation · excavation · geology · preservation · ancient · fossils · imprint
Make or become hard
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- crystallizeForm into ordered structure
- indurateTo harden physically
- setArrange in position
congeal · rigidify · densify · consolidate · stabilize · coagulate · deposit · encrust
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- aragoniteCalcium carbonate crystal form
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- travertineLimestone from thermal springs
- stalactiteHanging cave mineral deposit
stalagmite · tufa · sinter · coral · sediment · crystal · geode · dolomite
Convert to calcium tissue
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- osteoblastsBone-synthesizing cells
osteoclasts · collagen · marrow · periosteum · epiphysis · orthopedics · osteoporosis · osteopathy
Unable to bend
- fixedRestored or immovable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- stagnateCease to develop
- entrenchFix firmly in place
dogmatic · unchanging · static · stubborn · resistant · immovable · set in ways · orthodox
petrify
Fossilize or paralyze utterly
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- remainsContinues in place
- bonesRigid internal support structure
skeletons · paleontology · sedimentation · excavation · geology · preservation · ancient · fossils · imprint · sedimentary
solidify
Make or become hard
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- crystallizeForm into ordered structure
- indurateTo harden physically
set · congeal · rigidify · densify · consolidate · stabilize · coagulate · deposit · encrust · accumulate
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- aragoniteCalcium carbonate crystal form
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- travertineLimestone from thermal springs
stalactite · stalagmite · tufa · sinter · coral · sediment · crystal · geode · dolomite · marble
ossify
Convert to calcium tissue
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- boneHard skeletal tissue
osteoblasts · osteoclasts · collagen · marrow · periosteum · epiphysis · orthopedics · osteoporosis · osteopathy · mineralization
inflexible
Unable to bend
- fixedRestored or immovable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- stagnateCease to develop
entrench · dogmatic · unchanging · static · stubborn · resistant · immovable · set in ways · orthodox · institutionalize
- calcium supplementsAdded dietary mineral tablets
- calcium gluconateCalcium compound for deficiency
- calcium intakeCalcium consumed through diet
- calcium tabletsMineral pills for bones
- calcium depositsAccumulated mineral in tissue
- calcium silicateChemical compound in construction materials
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