About The Word Decalcify
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Decalcify
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What's The Definition Of Decalcify?
[v] remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock"
[v] lose calcium or calcium compounds Synonyms | Synonyms for Decalcify: Related Terms | Find terms related to Decalcify: See Also | change | remove | take | take away | withdraw Decalcify In Webster's Dictionary \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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