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DECALCIFY (decalcified)

Dictionary entry overview: What does decalcify mean?

• DECALCIFY (verb)
The verb DECALCIFY has 2 senses:

1. lose calcium or calcium compounds
2. remove calcium or lime from

Familiarity information: DECALCIFY used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DECALCIFY (verb)

Sense 1

decalcify ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Lose calcium or calcium compounds

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "decalcify" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

decalcify ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Remove calcium or lime from

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

decalcify the rock

Hypernyms (to "decalcify" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

calcify (become impregnated with calcium salts)

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