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The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis. Note: Besides the natural ossification of growing tissue, there is the so-called

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The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis. Note: Besides the natural ossification of growing tissue, there is the so-called accidental ossification which sometimes follows certain abnormal conditions, as in the ossification of an artery. 2. The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.

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• FORMALITY
  The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. The doctors attending her in their formalities as far as Shotover. Fuller. 6. That which is formal; the formal part. It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while
• CALLOSUM
  The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus.
• CALLOW
  1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden. 2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play .
• CALLE
  A kind of head covering; a caul. Chaucer.
• CARTILAGE
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• GROWLER
  The large-mouthed black bass. 3. A four-wheeled cab. (more info) 1. One who growls.
• DEPOSITOR
  One who makes a deposit, especially of money in bank; -- the correlative of depository.
• GROWL
  To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.
• ANIMALIZATION
  1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties. 2. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation. Owen.
• NATURALIST
  1. One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals. 2. One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in religion. H. Bushnell.
• ANIMALCULISM
  The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological by means of animalcules.
• THEREAGAIN
  In opposition; against one's course. If that him list to stand thereagain. Chaucer.
• FORMICARY
  The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.
• FORMULIZE
  To reduce to a formula; to formulate. Emerson.
• NATURAL STEEL
  Steel made by the direct refining of cast iron in a finery, or, as wootz, by a direct process from the ore.
• THERETO
  1. To that or this. Chaucer. 2. Besides; moreover. Spenser. Her mouth full small, and thereto soft and red. Chaucer.
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  Inorganic. Locke.
• PROCESSIVE
  Proceeding; advancing. Because it is language, -- ergo, processive. Coleridge.
• THEREBEFORE; THEREBIFORN
  Before that time; beforehand. Many a winter therebiforn. Chaucer.
• OMNIFORMITY
  The condition or quality of having every form. Dr. H. More.
• FALCIFORM
  Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.
• INFORMITY
  Want of regular form; shapelessness.
• DEFORMER
  One who deforms.
• DIVERSIFORM
  Of a different form; of varied forms.
• SUPERNATURALNESS
  The quality or state of being supernatural.
• GYMNASTICALLY
  In a gymnastic manner.
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  A flowering; florification. Craig.
• VARIFORM
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  In a hypercritical manner.
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  Having the form of resin.
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  Having two forms, bodies, or shapes. Croxall.