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单词 ossifier
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ossifiern.

Brit. /ˈɒsᵻfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈɑsəˌfaɪər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ossify v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < ossify v. + -er suffix1.
rare.
A person who or thing which ossifies.
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the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > callousness or hard-heartedness > that which causes
induration1583
ossifier1840
1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 291 But power is a frightful ossifier.
1994 Skeptical Inquirer (Nexis) 22 June 428 Dogma is a great ossifier of mind and of imagination, of all creativity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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