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The correct spelling is ossified.

How to pronounce ossified

adjective

Say it like: Oss-ifee-d

The correct spelling is ossified. Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone). For example: "ossified cartilage"

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ossified cartilage

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone).
  2. 2.(of ideas or attitudes) Inflexible, old-fashioned.
  3. 3.Drunk

verb

  1. 1.To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
  2. 2.(animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
  3. 3.(inanimate) To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
  4. 4.To calcify.

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