decalcification

[dee-kal-suh-fi-key-shuh n]

noun

the act or process of decalcifying.
the loss of calcium or calcium compounds, as from bone or soil.

Origin of decalcification

First recorded in 1855–60; decalci(fy) + -fication

Related formsnon·de·cal·ci·fi·ca·tion, noun

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Historical Examples of decalcification

B, Single zooid with the adjacent soft tissues as seen after removal of the skeleton by decalcification.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2
Various
It consists in the decalcification of mature bone, with the advancing diminution of the compact portion of bone by absorption.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
U.S. Department of Agriculture