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ossification

noun

Hardened conventionality

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12
Starts with
O
Ends with
N
Contains
SS
Scrabble score
17

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noun

  1. Hardened conventionality

noun

  1. The developmental process of bone formation

noun

  1. The process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior

noun

  1. The calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material

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