calcine

[kal-sahyn, -sin]

verb (used with object)

calcined, calcining 

1. to convert into calx by heating or burning.

2. to frit.

verb (used without object)

calcined, calcining 

1. to be converted into calx by heating or burning.

noun

1. material resulting from calcination; calx.

calcine

/ -sɪn, ˌkælsɪˈneɪʃən, ˈkælsaɪn /

verb

1. (tr) to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water

2. (intr) to oxidize as a result of heating

Other Word Forms

• calcinable adjective
• calcination noun
• calcinator noun
• calcinatory adjective
• semicalcined adjective
• uncalcined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of calcine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of calcine¹

C14: from Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, from Latin calx lime

Example Sentences

Once mined, uranium is milled to produce what is called calcined yellowcake, and then enriched, either at facilities in Canada or overseas, to create fuel for nuclear reactors.

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Then it turns into calcine bone that’s grayish white and brittle with no organic matter.

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Alternative binders, such as limestone calcined clay, can also reduce cement use.

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Prepared MFI nanosheet coating was then calcined at 400 °C for 6 h at a ramp rate of 1 °C min−1.

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Giles de Retz had been found to have no less than a ton of children’s bones, calcined, in his castle, after having murdered them at the rate of twelve score a year for nine years.

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