decalcify

Word parts

de- + calcify

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): [diːˈkæɫsɪfaɪ]
• Hyphenation: de‧cal‧ci‧fy

Verb

Plain form decalcify

Third-person singular decalcifies

Past tense decalcified

Past participle decalcified

Present participle decalcifying

1. If you decalcify something, you decrease the amount of calcium salts in it.