ossific

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UK/ɒˈsɪf.ɪk/US/ɑˈsɪf.ɪk/

adjective

Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.

“ossific matter”

Similar
osteoproductive
OriginLatin os →
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Meanings

adjectiveossific (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.

    ossific matter

    3 more examples

    ossific deposit

    ossific nodule

    ossific nucleus

    Synonyms: osteoproductive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.

Similar
osteoproductive
Also see
osteoproductive

Origin

  1. Latinos
  2. Englishossific

From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + facere (“to make”). Compare French ossifique.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ossific

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Cite this entry
APA

ossific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossific

MLA

“ossific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ossific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossific.

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