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Decalcify

Decalcify Meaning & Definition
Decalcify Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Decalcify?

[v] remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock"
[v] lose calcium or calcium compounds

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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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