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English Dictionary: decalcify by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
decalcify
v
  1. lose calcium or calcium compounds
  2. remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock"
    Antonym(s): calcify
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Decalcify \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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