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

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