decalcifyv.
/dɪˈkalsɪfʌɪ/ transitive. To deprive (e.g. bone) of its lime or calcareous matter.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > affect with bone disorder [verb (transitive)] > deprive of lime
decalcify1859
1859 J. Tomes Syst. Dental Surg. (1873) 297 Decalcifying a tooth by the aid of a dilute mineral acid.
Derivatives
deˈcalcified adj.
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1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 564/1 No vestige of them can be traced in the decalcified shell.
1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants vi. 105 The normal appearance of decalcified bone.
deˈcalcifying n.
decalcifiˈcation n. the action of decalcifying.
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1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 487/2 Decalcification brings to light no endoplasts in the ‘cells’.
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