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ossified
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ossify \Os"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ossified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ossifying.] [L. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier. See Osseous.] 1. (Physiol.) To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fig.): To harden; as, to ossify the heart. --Ruskin. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ossified \Os"si*fied\, a. Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues. [1913 Webster]
