Ossific
Pronunciation : Os*sif"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. os, ossis, bone + facere to make: cf. F. ossifique. See Fact.]
Definition : Defn: Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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