calcine

[kal-sahyn, -sin]

verb (used with object), cal·cined, cal·cin·ing.

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

verb (used without object), cal·cined, cal·cin·ing.

to be converted into calx by heating or burning.

noun

material resulting from calcination; calx.

Origin of calcine

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

Related formscal·cin·a·ble

[kal-suh-nuh-buh l] /ˈkæl sə nə bəl/, adjectivecal·ci·na·tion

[kal-suh-ney-shuh n] /ˌkæl səˈneɪ ʃən/, nouncal·ci·na·tor

[kal-suh-ney-ter] /ˈkæl səˌneɪ tər/, nouncal·cin·a·to·ry

[kal-sin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kal-sin-uh-] /kælˈsɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈkæl sɪn ə-/, adjective, nounsem·i·cal·cined, adjectiveun·cal·cined, adjective

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Related Words for calcined

ignite, incinerate, light, torch, melt, char, heat, blaze, smolder, scorch, sear, flicker, combust, bake, rekindle, toast, scald, flash, parch, singe

Examples from the Web for calcined

Historical Examples of calcined

Where there had been shops and hotels, there were now heaps of rubble and calcined bricks.
Changing Winds
St. John G. Ervine
In three hours nothing but calcined bones and ashes are left.
Foot-prints of Travel
Maturin M. Ballou
Three calcined lumps, not wholly consumed, appeared to interest him.
The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley
Louis Tracy
It is the disposal of the calcined remains; the ashes of the deceased.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
It is a most repellent tract of desert just there, calcined and blasted.
From sketch-book and diary
Elizabeth Butler

British Dictionary definitions for calcined

calcine

verb

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

Derived Formscalcination (ˌkælsɪˈneɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for calcine

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

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calcined in Medicine

calcine

[kăl-sīn, kăl′sīn]

To heat a substance to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point, causing loss of moisture, reduction, or oxidation and the decomposition of carbonates and other compounds.