From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Calcified \Cal"ci*fied\ (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[imac]d), adjective Consisting of, or containing, calcareous matter or lime salts; calcareous.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Calcify \Cal"ci*fy\ (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[imac]), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Calcified} (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Calcifying}.] [L. calx, calcis, lime + -fy.] To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: become impregnated with calcium salts [ant: {decalcify}]
2: become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify"
3: turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries"
4: convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock" [also: {calcified}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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