Ossific

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ossific \Os*sif"ic\, a. [L. os, ossis, bone + facere to make:
     cf. F. ossifique. See {Fact}.]
     Capable of producing bone; having the power to change
     cartilage or other tissue into bone.
     [1913 Webster]