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Meaning of Calcification | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

Definitions

The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in the calcareous degeneration of tissue.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Verkalkung
Ελληνικά αποτιτάνωση
Français calcification
Bahasa Indonesia pengapuran
Italiano calcificazione
Polski zwapnienie
Svenska förkalkning

Examples

“An examination of the tooth shows a beautiful specimen of calcification of the dental pulp.”
“It was all coming at her now: the fatigue and the fever; pieces of her lung splintering and mixing with her throwup; the calcifications on her bones, where the disease had already spread.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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