Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcification

/ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: cal-ci-fi-ca-tion
IPA: /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English calcify Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English calcification From calcify + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

calcifications (plural)

Derived Forms

anticalcification biocalcification decalcification hypercalcification hypocalcification macrocalcification microcalcification mictocalcification osteocalcification overcalcification procalcification recalcification

Phrases

dystrophic calcification spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia-short limb-abnormal calcification syndrome

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce calcification?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does calcification mean?: 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.
Where does calcification come from?: Etymology tree English calcify Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English calcification From calcify + -ation.

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