1. (a.) Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.

2. (imp. & p. p.) of Ossify.

backed bone bony calcified callous calloused case-hardened crusted crusty crystallized fossilized granulated hardened hornified incrusted indurate indurated lapidified osseous ossicular ossiferous osteal petrified reinforced rigidified sclerotic set solidified steeled stiffened strengthened toughened vitrified