De‐cal″ci‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decalcified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decalcifying.] To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.