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DECALCIFIED
DECALCIFY
decalcify
(verb) remove calcium or lime from; “decalcify the rock”
decalcify
(verb) lose calcium or calcium compounds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
decalcified
simple past tense and past participle of decalcify
Adjective
decalcified (not comparable)
From which calcareous matter has been removed.
Source: Wiktionary
DECALCIFY
De*cal"ci*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decalcified; p. pr. & vb. n. Decalcifying.]
Definition: To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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