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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.


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Other Words From

  • nonde·calci·fi·cation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of decalcification1

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

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

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

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