decalcify Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lose calcium or calcium compounds
  2. verb remove calcium or lime from
    • decalcify the rock

WordNet

De*cal"ci*fy transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Decalcified ; present participle & verbal noun Decalcifying
Definitions
  1. To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.

Webster 1913