cal|ci|fi|ca|tion

cal|ci|fi|ca|tion
cal|ci|fi|ca|tion «KAL suh fuh KAY shuhn», noun.
1. a) the process of calcifying, especially hardening of a structure, tissue, or the like, by the deposit of calcium salts. b) Figurative. hardening: »

True to his conviction that bigness usually leads to calcification... (Time).

2. a calcified part.
3. the accumulation of calcium in certain soils, especially soils of cool temperate regions where leaching takes place very slowly.

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