Meanings
nouncalcification (countable and uncountable, plural calcifications)
plural calcifications
- countableuncountableThe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in the calcareous degeneration of tissue.
An examination of the tooth shows a beautiful specimen of calcification of the dental pulp.
1871, The Dental Cosmos, volume 13, page 841 more example
It was all coming at her now: the fatigue and the fever; pieces of her lung splintering and mixing with her throwup; the calcifications on her bones, where the disease had already spread.
2012, Marcus Samuelsson, “One: My African Mother”, in Yes, Chef, Random House, →ISBN, page 6
Origin
Translations
Arabic تَكَلُّس
- تَكَلُّس (takallus)the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Bulgarian калциране, втвърдяване
- калциране (kalcirane)the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
- втвърдяване (vtvărdjavane)the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Catalan calcificació
- calcificacióthe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Chinese Mandarin 鈣化 /钙化
- 鈣化 /钙化 (gàihuà)the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Czech zvápenatění, kalcifikace
- zvápenatěníthe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
- kalcifikacethe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Finnish kalkkeutuminen
- kalkkeutuminenthe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Greek αποτιτάνωση
- αποτιτάνωση (apotitánosi)the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Indonesian kalsifikasi
- kalsifikasithe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Italian calcificazione
- calcificazionethe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Swedish förkalkning
- förkalkningthe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Turkish kalsifikasyon
- kalsifikasyonthe process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
Rhymes & wordplay
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“calcification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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