calcine

cal·cine

transitive verb

intransitive verb

-·cined·, -·cin·ing

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

Origin of calcine

Middle English calcinen from Old French calciner from Medieval Latin calcinare (an alchemists' term) from Classical Latin calx: see calcium

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calcine

verb

cal·cined, cal·cin·ing, cal·cines

verb

transitive

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.
To convert (liquid material, especially radioactive wastes) to granular solids by drying at very high temperatures.

verb

intransitive

To be calcined.

noun

A substance produced by calcining.

Origin of calcine

Middle English calcinen from Old French calciner from Medieval Latin calcīnāre from Late Latin calcīna quicklime from Latin calx calc- lime ; see calx .

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cal′ci·na′tion
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present calcines, present participle calcining, simple past and past participle calcined)

to heat something without melting in order to drive off water etc., and to decompose carbonates into oxides or to oxidize or reduce it; especially to heat limestone to form quicklime
(intransitive) to undergo such heating

See also: calciné

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