ossified
Pronunciation:
adjective
Definitions
Having undergone the process of ossification (transformation into bone).
Example: ossified cartilage
(of ideas or attitudes) Inflexible, old-fashioned.
Drunk
verb
Definitions
To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
(animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
(inanimate) To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
To calcify.