DECALCIFY

decalcify

(verb) remove calcium or lime from; “decalcify the rock”

decalcify

(verb) lose calcium or calcium compounds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

decalcify (third-person singular simple present decalcifies, present participle decalcifying, simple past and past participle decalcified)

To deprive of calcareous matter.

Source: Wiktionary


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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