calcined

[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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Calcined is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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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