单词 | decalcify |
释义 | decalcify[ dee-kal-suh-fahy ] / diˈkæl səˌfaɪ / verb (used with object), de·cal·ci·fied, de·cal·ci·fy·ing.to deprive of lime or calcareous matter, as a bone. verb (used without object), de·cal·ci·fied, de·cal·ci·fy·ing.to become decalcified. Origin of decalcifyFirst recorded in 1840–50; de- + calcify OTHER WORDS FROM decalcifyde·cal·ci·fi·er, nounnon·de·cal·ci·fied, adjectiveWords nearby decalcifydecahydrate, decahydronaphthalene, decal, decalage, decalcification, decalcify, decalcomania, decalescence, Decalin, decalitre, Decalogue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for decalcifydecalcify / (diːˈkælsɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied(tr) to remove calcium or lime from (bones, teeth, etc) Derived forms of decalcifydecalcification (diːˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən), noundecalcifier, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for decalcifydecalcify [ dē-kăl′sə-fī′ ] v.To remove calcium or calcium compounds from a substance. Other words from decalcifyde•cal′ci•fi•ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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