ossific
adjUK /ɒˈsɪf.ɪk/ · US /ɑˈsɪf.ɪk/
Etymology From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + facere (“to make”). Compare French ossifique.
1
Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
- ossific deposit
- ossific matter
2 more examples
- ossific nodule
- ossific nucleus