calcification

nouns

a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
is derived from
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
an inflexible and unchanging state
"the calcification of negotiations"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
the state of being inactive