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calcine Definition

cal·cine (kal′sīn′, kal sīn′; kal′sin)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·cined′, -·cin′·ing

  1. to change to calx or powder by heating to a high temperature, but below the melting point
  2. to burn to ashes or powder
  3. to oxidize at high temperature

Etymology: ME calcinen < OFr calciner < ML calcinare (an alchemists' term) < L calx: see calcium

calcine Related Forms

cal′·ci·na′·tion (kal′sə nā′s̸hən) noun

calcine Usage Examples

Object

  • flint: From the 1700s chert was used for grinding calcined flint, a product used in pottery manufacture.
  • bone: The second burial, also within a wooden chamber, had the calcined bones buried in a large glass bottle.
  • clay: Calcined clays generally provide the best brightness, titanium dioxide extension and dry hide.
  • remain: Zooarchaeological analysis also identified burnt pig bones among the calcined remains.
  • fragment: The residue contained a large number of fecal concretions and animal bones ( including fish, mammal and calcined fragments ).
  • ore: The first stage was to roast or calcine the ore to convert any sulfides to oxides.

Modifying Another Word

  • sometimes: The residue contained occasional bone ( including fish and sometimes calcined ), hammerscale, charcoal and CBM.
  • partly: The temperature of the meal rises rapidly during its descent to about 800°C and the particles partly calcine before entering the kiln.