2. Adjective. That is used to decalcify ¹
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Definition of Decalcifying
1. decalcify [v] - See also: decalcify
Medical Definition of Decalcifying
1. Denoting an agent, measure, or process that causes decalcification. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decalcifying
Literary usage of Decalcifying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1906)
"V. decalcifying. Tissues containing lime salts, like bones and teeth, must have the
... A very satisfactory decalcifying mixture is that known as Ebner's ..."
2. A Handbook of Pathological Anatomy and Histology: With an Introductory by Francis Delafield, Theophil Mitchell Prudden (1896)
"Bone decalcified in this way is apt to stain much better with haematoxylin and
eosin than after the use of other decalcifying agents. ..."
3. Animal Micrology: Practical Exercises in Zoölogical Micro-technique by Michael Frederic Guyer (1917)
"V. decalcifying FLUIDS Tissues are fixed in Zenker's or other fluid, thoroughly
washed, i hardened for at least 24 ..."
4. Manual of Bacteriology by Edgar March Crookshank (1890)
"(A) METHODS OF HARDENING AND decalcifying PREPARATIONS. ... Teeth, or osseous
structures, must first be placed in a decalcifying solution, ..."
5. An Introduction to Practical Bacteriology, Based Upon the Methods of Koch by Edgar March Crookshank (1886)
"(A) METHODS OF HARDENING AND decalcifying PREPARATIONS. ... Teeth, or osseous
structures, must first be placed in a decalcifying solution, ..."
6. Animal Micrology: Practical Exercises in Microscopical Methods by Michael Frederic Guyer (1906)
"V. decalcifying FLUIDS 84. Chromic Acid.—Chromic acid diluted to 1 per cent, or
in combination with other fluids is frequently used for ..."
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