| Pronunciation: | | dee'kalsu`fI
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- [v] remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock"
- [v] lose calcium or calcium compounds
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DECALCIFY is a 9 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Antonyms: | | calcify |
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| | See Also: | | change, remove, take, take away, withdraw |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*cal"ci*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decalcified}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Decalcifying}.]
To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is
to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.
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