Definition of decalcify Decalcify
de•cal•ci•fy
We found 8 definitions of decalcify from 6 different sources.
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What does decalcify mean?
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| decalcify - remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock" | ||
| calcify convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock" | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| decalcify - lose calcium or calcium compounds | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
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- decalcify (Verb)
To deprive of calcareous matter.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decalcify (v. t.)
To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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decalcify
To remove calcium or calcium compounds from. -
decalcify
To lose calcium or calcium compounds.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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decalcify
de-kal′si-fī, v.i. to deprive of lime: to take the calcareous matter out of bones, teeth, &c.—n. Decalcificā′tion. [L. de, away from, calx, calcis, lime, facĕre, to make.]
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🔤- decalcify, verb, present, 1st person singular of decalcify (infinitive).
- decalcify, verb (infinitive).
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