calcine
Americanverb (used with object)
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to convert into calx by heating or burning.
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to frit.
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
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(tr) to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
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(intr) to oxidize as a result of heating
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of calcine
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, originally used by alchemists
Example Sentences
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RECIPE.—To four pounds best quality Whiting, add one-half pound Cream Tartar and three ounces Calcined Magnesia; mix thoroughly together, box and label.
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by Bogardus, C. A.
Calcined kaolin 150 Flint 50 Felspar 50 Whiting 10 Zinc oxide 10 V Matt Lead carbonate 375 120.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
Calcined gypsum, talc and compounds of magnesium, bismuth and lead are occasionally used as bases.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
Calcined magnesia, and lemonade, have always seemed to me to answer the purpose; but the most effectual method is to acquire a regular habit, which may be done by perseverance, and strict attention.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
Calcined and ground to a white powder, it is widely used to impart whiteness and strength to clays.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
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