ossification
noun/ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌɑːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- (formal, disapproving) the process of becoming or making something fixed and unable to change
- Since then there has been a general ossification of views.
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- (specialist) the process of becoming or making something hard like bone
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