Decalcify

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decalcify \De*cal"ci*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decalcified}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Decalcifying}.]
     To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is
     to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.
     Decalcomania



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decalcify
       v 1: lose calcium or calcium compounds
       2: remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock" [ant: {calcify}]
       [also: {decalcified}]