transitive verb
-·fied·, -·fy·ing to remove calcium or calcium compounds from (bones, soil, etc.)
decalcify
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decalcify
verb
de·cal·ci·fied, de·cal·ci·fy·ing, de·cal·ci·fiesverb
transitiveTo remove calcium or calcium compounds from (bones or teeth, for example).
verb
intransitiveTo lose calcium or calcium compounds.
Related Forms:
- de·cal′ci·fi·ca′tion
noun
- de·cal′ci·fi′er
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present decalcifies, present participle decalcifying, simple past and past participle decalcified)
- To deprive of calcareous matter.
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decalcify - Medical Definition
v.
- To remove calcium or calcium compounds from matter such as bones or teeth.
- To lose calcium or calcium compounds.
Related Forms:
- de·cal′ci·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən)
n.
- de·cal′ci·fi′er
n.
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