decalcify

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decalcify - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     Decalcomania

decalcify - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  decalcify
      v 1: lose calcium or calcium compounds
      2: remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock" [ant:
         calcify]