chondrify

[ kon-druh-fahy ]

verb (used with object),chon·dri·fied, chon·dri·fy·ing.
  1. to change (a precursor tissue) into cartilage.

verb (used without object),chon·dri·fied, chon·dri·fy·ing.
  1. to become cartilage.

Origin of chondrify

1
First recorded in 1870–75; chondr- + -ify

Words Nearby chondrify

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British Dictionary definitions for chondrify

chondrify

/ (ˈkɒndrɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied
  1. to become or convert into cartilage

Derived forms of chondrify

  • chondrification, noun

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