| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Decalcify.[Websters]. | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb decalcify.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (decalcify) | 1. Lose calcium or calcium compounds.[Wordnet]. 2. Remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock".[Wordnet]. 3. To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.[Websters]. 4. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: decalcifying, decalcified, decalcifies, decalcifier, decalcifiers, decalcifyingly and decalcifiedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DECALCIFIED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
