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decalcify, v.|dɪˈkælsɪfaɪ|
[f. de- II. 1 + calcify.]
trans. To deprive (e.g. bone) of its lime or calcareous matter. Hence deˈcalcified ppl. a.; deˈcalcifying vbl. n.; decalcifiˈcation, the action of decalcifying.
1847–9Todd Cycl Anat. IV. 564/1 No vestige of them can be traced in the decalcified shell. 1859Ibid. V. 487/2 Decalcification brings to light no endoplasts in the ‘cells’. 1859J. Tomes Dental Surg. (1873) 297 Decalcifying a tooth by the aid of a dilute mineral acid. 1875Darwin Insectiv. Pl. vi. 105 The normal appearance of decalcified bone. |