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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