HyperDic: decalcification

English > 1 sense of the word *decalcification*:
NOUN	process	decalcification	loss of calcium from bones or teeth

English > *decalcification*: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning	Loss of calcium from bones or teeth.
Broader	chemical process, chemical change, chemical action	(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
Spanish	descalcificación
Catalan	descalcificació
Verbs	decalcify	lose calcium or calcium compounds