calciner

[ kal-sahy-ner, kal-sahy- ]

noun

1. a person or thing that calcines.
2. an industrial furnace that processes material by calcination.

Word History and Origins

Origin of calciner¹

First recorded in 1700–10; calcine + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It now corresponds, more or less, to the stuff which on the mine is sent to the calciner.

From Project Gutenberg

He also invented the calciner that was put in use in the tin mines at Cornwall and the silver ore works in Mexico.

From Project Gutenberg