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calcificar

Pronunciation: [kəl.si.fiˈka]

“calcificar” is a Catalan word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to calcify (to convert into insoluble calcium salts)
  2. to calcify (to cause the accumulation of calcium salts in a tissue, in an organ, in a duct)
  3. to calcify

In Catalan

  1. Assimilar el calci ingerit amb els aliments i incorporar-lo als ossos i les dents.
  2. Produir carbonat de calci per mitjans artificials.

Etymology

From calci + -ificar.

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