calcine

[ kal-sahyn, -sin ]
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verb (used with object),cal·cined, cal·cin·ing.
  1. to convert into calx by heating or burning.

  2. to frit.

verb (used without object),cal·cined, cal·cin·ing.
  1. to be converted into calx by heating or burning.

noun
  1. material resulting from calcination; calx.

Origin of calcine

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, originally used by alchemists

Other words from calcine

  • cal·cin·a·ble [kal-suh-nuh-buhl], /ˈkæl sə nə bəl/, adjective
  • cal·ci·na·tion [kal-suh-ney-shuhn], /ˌkæl səˈneɪ ʃən/, noun
  • cal·ci·na·tor [kal-suh-ney-ter], /ˈkæl səˌneɪ tər/, noun
  • cal·cin·a·to·ry [kal-sin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kal-sin-uh-], /kælˈsɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈkæl sɪn ə-/, adjective, noun
  • sem·i·cal·cined, adjective
  • un·cal·cined, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for calcine

calcine

/ (ˈkælsaɪn, -sɪn) /


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

Origin of calcine

1
C14: from Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, from Latin calx lime

Derived forms of calcine

  • calcination (ˌkælsɪˈneɪʃən), noun

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