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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Decalcify

· De·cal·ci·fy · IPA /[diːˈkæɫsɪfaɪ]/
01 v. t. To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.
imp. & p. p. Decalcified; p. pr. & vb. n. Decalcifying
  1. 1.
    To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.