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calcification

cal·ci·fi·cation

UK/ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)

2.
3.

an inflexible and unchanging state

  • “the calcification of negotiations”

Origin

From calcify + -ation.

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