calcify

vi. 变成石灰质, 钙化 vt. 使钙化

发音

US /ˈkælsɪfaɪ/
其它

词形变化

calcified calcifies 三单 calcifies calcifying calcifying 现在分词 calcified 过去式 calcified 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.

    钙化

    不及物 及物

    calcify tissue

    calcify rapidly

    calcify with age

    Over time, the arteries began to calcify.

  2. 2.

    To make or become rigid or inflexible; to ossify.

    比喻 引申义

词汇关系

动词

反义词 1

decalcify

上位词 6

turn change alter modify harden indurate

词源

From French calcifier, or from English calcium + -ify.

来源：wiktionary