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calcination

[kal-sahyn, -sin]

cal·cine

[kal-sahyn, -sin] verb, cal·cined, cal·cin·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to convert into calx by heating or burning.
2.
to frit.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be converted into calx by heating or burning.

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noun
4.
material resulting from calcination; calx.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, orig. used by alchemists

cal·cin·a·ble [kal-suh-nuh-buhl] , adjective
cal·ci·na·tion [kal-suh-ney-shuhn] , noun
cal·ci·na·tor [kal-suh-ney-ter] , noun
cal·cin·a·to·ry [kal-sin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kal-sin-uh-] , adjective, noun
sem·i·cal·cined, adjective
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un·cal·cined, adjective
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calcine (ˈkælsaɪn, -sɪn)
 
vb
1.  (tr) to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
2.  (intr) to oxidize as a result of heating
 
[C14: from Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, from Latin calx lime]
 
calcination
 
n

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calcination   (kāl'sə-nā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The process of heating a substance to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point, causing loss of moisture, reduction or oxidation, and dissociation into simpler substances. The term was originally applied to the method of driving off carbon dioxide from limestone to obtain lime (calcium oxide). Calcination is also used to extract metals from ores.
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