[kal-sahyn, -sin] 
verb, -cined, -cin⋅ing, noun | 1. | to convert into calx by heating or burning. |
| 2. | to frit. |
| 3. | to be converted into calx by heating or burning. |
| 4. | material resulting from calcination; calx. |
[kal-suh-nuh-buhl] , adjective [kal-suh-ney-shuhn] , noun [kal-suh-ney-ter] , noun [kal-sin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kal-sin-uh-] , adjective, noun | cal·cine (kāl-sīn', kāl'sīn') v. cal·cined, cal·cin·ing, cal·cines v. tr. 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. v. intr. To undergo calcination. [Middle English calcinen, from Old French calciner, from Medieval Latin calcīnāre, from Late Latin calcīna, quicklime, from Latin calx, calc-, lime; see calx.] cal'ci·na'tion (-sə-nā'shən) n. |
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.