Calcine Definition

kăl-sīn, kălsīn

calcined, calcines, calcining

verb

To change to calx or powder by heating to a high temperature, but below the melting point.

Webster's New World

To burn to ashes or powder.

Webster's New World

To oxidize at high temperature.

Webster's New World

To be calcined.

American Heritage

(intransitive) To undergo such heating.

Wiktionary

noun

A substance produced by calcining.

American Heritage

Origin of Calcine

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

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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