Meanings
verbdecalcify (third-person singular simple present decalcifies, present participle decalcifying, simple past and past participle decalcified)
present singular third person decalcifies · participle present decalcifying · participle past decalcified · past decalcified
- To deprive of calcareous matter.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchdécalcifier
- Englishdecalcify
From French décalcifier, or de- + calcify.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan descalcificar
- descalcificarto deprive of calcareous matter
Chinese 脫鈣 /脱钙
- 脫鈣 /脱钙 (tuōgài)to deprive of calcareous matter
Czech odvápnit
- odvápnitto deprive of calcareous matter
French décalcifier
- décalcifierto deprive of calcareous matter
Greek απασβεστώνω
- απασβεστώνω (apasvestóno)to deprive of calcareous matter
Portuguese descalcificar
- descalcificarto deprive of calcareous matter
Romanian decalcifica
- decalcificato deprive of calcareous matter
Spanish descalcificar
- descalcificarto deprive of calcareous matter
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APA
decalcify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalcify
MLA
“decalcify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalcify. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decalcify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalcify.
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