decalcification
(chemistry) Loss or removal of calcium or calcium compounds from a calcified material such as bone or soil.
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(chemistry) Loss or removal of calcium or calcium compounds from a calcified material such as bone or soil.
The leaching out of calcium carbonate from a soil horizon by the downward movement of soil water. It is an early stage in the formation of a soil, and is generally accompanied by humus formation and followed by acidification.
Loss of calcium or calcium salts from bone.
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