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OSSIFICATION Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the word ossification. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word ossification. (close relations)
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calcification
nounn
noun

• a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)

• tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts

• an inflexible and unchanging state

fossilization
nounn
noun

• the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone

• becoming inflexible or out of date

hardening
nounn
noun

• abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

• the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

• the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)

petrification
nounn
noun

• the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape

solidification
nounn
noun

• the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

conformity
nounn
noun

• correspondence in form or appearance

• acting according to certain accepted standards

• orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

• concurrence of opinion

• hardened conventionality

Best Hypernyms For OSSIFICATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ossification, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
calcification convention conventionalism conventionality mineralization
Phrases (3)
biological processhuman processorganic process
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