calcine
to convert into calx by heating or burning.
to frit.
to be converted into calx by heating or burning.
material resulting from calcination; calx.
Origin of calcine
1Other words from calcine
- cal·cin·a·ble [kal-suh-nuh-buhl], /ˈkæl sə nə bəl/, adjective
- cal·ci·na·tion [kal-suh-ney-shuhn], /ˌkæl səˈneɪ ʃən/, noun
- cal·ci·na·tor [kal-suh-ney-ter], /ˈkæl səˌneɪ tər/, noun
- cal·cin·a·to·ry [kal-sin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kal-sin-uh-], /kælˈsɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈkæl sɪn ə-/, adjective, noun
- sem·i·cal·cined, adjective
- un·cal·cined, adjective
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How to use calcine in a sentence
This metal readily parts with its phlogiston, so as to be very subject to calcine, or rust, by exposure to the air.
Heat gently with a Bunsen burner until the sulphur burns, and then calcine until no more sulphurous oxide comes off.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringercalcine, with occasional stirring, until no odour of sulphurous oxide can be detected.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerSome vanners calcine their samples before commencing to van.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerTransfer the filter and its contents to an E Battersea crucible, and calcine it for a few minutes.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for calcine
/ (ˈkælsaɪn, -sɪn) /
(tr) to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
(intr) to oxidize as a result of heating
Origin of calcine
1Derived forms of calcine
- calcination (ˌkælsɪˈneɪʃən), noun
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