calcine

calcine definition - medical

cal·cine (kăl-sīn, kălˈsīn)

verb
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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