decalcification

[ dee-kal-suh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of decalcifying.
2. the loss of calcium or calcium compounds, as from bone or soil.

Other Words From

• nonde·calci·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of decalcification¹

First recorded in 1855–60; decalci(fy) + -fication

Example Sentences

Initial evaluations of the animal found she had 10 pathological fractures, or breaks caused by weak bones, which veterinarians said occurred because of the decalcification of her bones.

From Los Angeles Times

But until now, there wasn’t definitive proof the water’s acidity was causing decalcification.

From The Verge

B, Single zooid with the adjacent soft tissues as seen after removal of the skeleton by decalcification.

From Project Gutenberg

It consists in the decalcification of mature bone, with the advancing diminution of the compact portion of bone by absorption.

From Project Gutenberg

In early childhood the processes of calcification and decalcification proceed side by side and with great rapidity, and in health there is always a balance on the side of the constructive process.

From Project Gutenberg