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How do you use Calcify in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like change or harden, plus the exact meaning.

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Calcify | Calcifying

Calcify meaning

  1. To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
  2. To make or become rigid or inflexible; to ossify.

Synonyms of Calcify

change harden indurate decalcify change state turn alter modify

Related words

Other words often associated with Calcify or its synonyms:

accustom soften habituate inure move direct edit unsex happening outcome qualify vary

Using Calcify

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts. | To make or become rigid or inflexible; to ossify.
  • Useful related words include: change, harden, indurate, decalcify.
  • In the example corpus, calcify often appears in combinations such as: and calcify.

Context around Calcify

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

forming 1× ocean 1×

Sentence patterns with Calcify

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

lacunae and calcify the cartilage 1× since they calcify ocean acidification 1× tonsils and calcify forming hard 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

minerals are deposited 1× tonsil stones can 1×

Common sentence endings:

calcify the cartilage 1× forming hard stones 1× severely affect coccolithophores 1×

Words around Calcify

Just before it in the word index:

calcified 12 calcification 15 calcific 2 calcifer 3 calchas 6 calcea 2

Just after it in the word index:

calcifying 4 calcimedica 2 calcination 7 calcined 3 calcio 7 calciomercato 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Calcify

  • In this selection, "calcify" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, forming and ocean stand out and add context to how "calcify" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include lacunae and calcify the cartilage and since they calcify ocean acidification. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "calcify" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with calcify

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Minerals are deposited in the matrix between the columns of lacunae and calcify the cartilage. (15 words)

It has been suggested that since they calcify ocean acidification due to increasing carbon dioxide could severely affect coccolithophores. (19 words)

Tonsil stones can occur when debris, such as food, dead cells, or bacteria, become trapped in the holes in the tonsils and calcify, forming hard stones. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Tonsil stones can occur when debris, such as food, dead cells, or bacteria, become trapped in the holes in the tonsils and calcify, forming hard stones. (26 words)

It has been suggested that since they calcify ocean acidification due to increasing carbon dioxide could severely affect coccolithophores. (19 words)

Minerals are deposited in the matrix between the columns of lacunae and calcify the cartilage. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

Tonsil stones can occur when debris, such as food, dead cells, or bacteria, become trapped in the holes in the tonsils and calcify, forming hard stones.

It has been suggested that since they calcify ocean acidification due to increasing carbon dioxide could severely affect coccolithophores.

Minerals are deposited in the matrix between the columns of lacunae and calcify the cartilage.

Common combinations with calcify

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "calcify" in a sentence?
An example: "Tonsil stones can occur when debris, such as food, dead cells, or bacteria, become trapped in the holes in the tonsils and calcify, forming hard stones." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "calcify" from authentic English texts.
What does "calcify" mean?
Calcify means: To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
What are synonyms of "calcify"?
Common synonyms of "calcify" include: change, harden, indurate, decalcify, change state, turn, alter, modify.
How many example sentences with "calcify" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "calcify", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.