calcine
[ kal-sahyn, -sin ]
/ ˈkæl saɪn, -sɪn /
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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.
RELATED WORDS
ignite, incinerate, light, torch, melt, char, heat, blaze, smolder, scorch, sear, flicker, combust, bake, rekindle, toast, scald, flash, parch, singe
Nearby words
- calcify,
- calcimine,
- calcinable,
- calcination,
- calcinatory,
- calcined baryta,
- calciner,
- calcinosis,
- calcinosis circumscripta,
- calcinosis universalis
Origin of calcine
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, orig. used by alchemists
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calcine
/ (ˈkælsaɪn, -sɪn) /
verb
(tr) to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
(intr) to oxidize as a result of heating
Word Origin for calcine
C14: from Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, from Latin calx lime
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calcine
[ kăl-sīn, kăl′sīn ]
v.
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.
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