decalcify

Other forms: decalcified; decalcifying

Definitions of decalcify
  1. verb
    remove calcium or lime from
    “decalcify the rock”
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    antonyms:
    calcify
    become impregnated with calcium salts
    type of:
    remove, take, take away, withdraw
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  2. verb
    lose calcium or calcium compounds
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    type of:
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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