calcination

American  

[kal-sin-ay-shuhn] / ˌkæl sɪnˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

calcinations plural

1. the process or result of calcining.

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calcination Scientific  

/ kăl′sə-nā′shən /

1. The process of heating a substance to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point, causing loss of moisture, reduction or oxidation, and dissociation into simpler substances. The term was originally applied to the method of driving off carbon dioxide from limestone to obtain lime (calcium oxide). Calcination is also used to extract metals from ores.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• calcinations
  plural

Example Sentences

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calcination calcinations

The emissions start with mining raw materials such as limestone and crushing it to prepare for a process called calcination.

From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2021

MFI nanosheets on Si wafer were then rubbed by cotton fabric to detach the seeds, followed by additional calcination under identical conditions to remove any organic contamination.

From Nature ● Mar. 14, 2017

Polli obtained complete incineration or calcination of dogs by the use of coal-gas mixed with atmospheric air, applied to a cylindrical retort of refracting clay, so as to consume the gaseous products of combustion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

Fire can also cause a dissolution, either by fusion or by a trituration that is similar to calcination.

From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely

He had given a simple explanation of the process of calcination, and had proved, by accurate experiments, that this explanation was certainly true in some cases.

From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)

For calcinations, roasting dishes are useful: these are broad and shallow, not unlike saucers, but unglazed.

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

Hence, probably, came the adjective chyic or chymic, and, at a somewhat later time, the word chemia as the name of that art which deals with calcinations, fusions, meltings, and the like.

From The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry by Muir, M. M. Pattison