DECALCIFY
decalcify
(verb) remove calcium or lime from; ādecalcify the rockā
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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