DECALCIFICATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does decalcification mean? • DECALCIFICATION (noun)
The noun DECALCIFICATION has 1 sense:
1. loss of calcium from bones or teeth
Familiarity information: DECALCIFICATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DECALCIFICATION (noun)
Meaning:
Loss of calcium from bones or teeth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("decalcification" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
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