1. something that causes ossification or the formation of bone
Usage: medical; technical
2. something that makes rigid or inflexible
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The doctor explained that calcium acts as an ossifier in bone development.
• Certain hormones serve as natural ossifiers during growth periods.
• The injury required treatment to prevent abnormal ossifiers from forming.
• Age can be an ossifier of once-flexible thinking patterns.
• The rigid corporate culture acted as an ossifier of creativity.
• Traditional methods became ossifiers of innovation in the industry.