Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - decalcify

 transitive verb see decalcification DECALCOMANIA  noun  Etymology: French decalcomanie, from decalquer to copy by tracing (from de- de- + calquer to trace, from Italian calcare, literally, to tread, from Latin) + manie mania, from Late Latin mania — more at caulk  Date: 1864  1. the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from specially prepared paper (as to glass)  2. decal