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calciner

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[kal-sahy-ner, kal-sahy-] / kælˈsaɪ nər, ˈkæl saɪ- /

noun

  1. a person or thing that calcines.

  2. an industrial furnace that processes material by calcination.

Etymology

Origin of calciner

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

Example Sentences

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

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

Brunton’s calciner, used in the “burning” of the pyritic minerals associated with tin ore, is a familiar example of this type.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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