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cal·cine  (kl-sn, klsn)

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.

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[Middle English calcinen, from Old French calciner, from Medieval Latin calcnre, from Late Latin calcna, quicklime, from Latin calx, calc-, lime; see calx.]

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calci·nation (-s-nshn) n.

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calcine [ˈkælsaɪn -sɪn]

vb

1. (Chemistry) (tr) to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water

2. (Chemistry) (intr) to oxidize as a result of heating

[from Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, from Latin calx lime]

calcination  [ˌkælsɪˈneɪʃən] n

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calcine - heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"