OSSIFY
Os"si*fy, v. i. (Physiol.)
Defn: To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.
OSSIFYING
Os"si*fy`ing, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.
OSSIVOROUS
Os*siv"o*rous, a. Etym: [L. os, ossis, bone + vorare to devour: cf.
F. ossivore.]
Defn: Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, ossivorous quadrupeds.
Derham.
OSSPRINGER
Os"spring*er, n.
Defn: The osprey. [R.]
OSSUARIUM
Os`su*a"ri*um, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A charnel house; an ossuary. Walpole.