"decalcify" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: [diːˈkæɫsɪfaɪ] [UK] Forms: decalcifies [present, singular, third-person], decalcifying [participle, present], decalcified [participle, past], decalcified [past]
Etymology: From French décalcifier, or de- + calcify. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|décalcifier}} French décalcifier, {{prefix|en|de|calcify}} de- + calcify Head templates: {{en-verb}} decalcify (third-person singular simple present decalcifies, present participle decalcifying, simple past and past participle decalcified)
  1. To deprive of calcareous matter. Translations (to deprive of calcareous matter): 脫鈣 (Chinese), 脱钙 (tuōgài) (Chinese), odvápnit (Czech), décalcifier (French), απασβεστώνω (apasvestóno) (Greek), decalcifica (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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