Synonyms

calcine

American

[kal-sahyn, -sin] / ˈkæl saɪn, -sɪn /

verb (used with object)

calcined, calcining

to convert into calx by heating or burning.
to frit.

verb (used without object)

calcined, calcining

to be converted into calx by heating or burning.

noun

material resulting from calcination; calx.

calcine British

/ -sɪn, ˌkælsɪˈneɪʃən, ˈkælsaɪn /

verb

(tr) to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
(intr) to oxidize as a result of heating

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Etymology

Origin of calcine

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, originally used by alchemists

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