calcify
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become calcareous or bony; harden by the deposit of calcium salts.
calcifying
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present participleof calcify.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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"Integrating calcifying plankton into climate models could offer sharper predictions and deeper insights into how ecosystems and societies may be affected."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
But amid the platitudes, sadness and shock is calcifying into anger and tension.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
Though I continue to scan them, all those “Best” lists do as much harm as good, calcifying the notion that the lower the acceptance rate and the higher the price, the better the school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
They know that, in special compartments, corals concentrate ions along with proteins and other molecules to make a slurry known as calcifying fluid.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 24, 2023
Both lungs contained calcifying tubercle; the abdomen was loaded with fat; the spleen was soft; the kidneys were engorged, but otherwise healthy.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
