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cal⋅cine

  [kal-sahyn, -sin] verb, -cined, -cin⋅ing, noun
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–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.
–noun
4. material resulting from calcination; calx.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML calcināre to heat, orig. used by alchemists

Related forms:
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
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Main Entry: 2cal·cine
Pronunciation: 'kal-"sIn
Function: noun
: a product (as a metal oxide) of calcination or roasting
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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calcine cal·cine (kāl-sīn, kāl'sīn)
v. cal·cined, cal·cining, cal·cines
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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