a changing into lime.

Physiology . the deposition of lime or insoluble salts of calcium and magnesium, as in a tissue.

Anatomy, Geology . a calcified formation.

a soil process in which the surface soil is supplied with calcium in such a way that the soil colloids are always close to saturation.

a hardening or solidifying; rigidity

As the conflict developed, there was an increasing calcification of attitudes on both sides.