Definitions from Wiktionary (calcine)

▸ verb:  (transitive)
▸ verb:  (alchemy, historical) To heat (a substance) to remove its impurities and refine it.
▸ verb:  (physical chemistry) To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.
▸ verb:  (by extension) To heat (something) to dry and sterilize it.
▸ verb:  (figuratively)
▸ verb:  To purify or refine (something).
▸ verb:  To burn up (something) completely; to incinerate; hence, to destroy (something).
▸ verb:  (intransitive, physical chemistry) Of a substance: to undergo heating so as to oxidize it.
▸ noun:  Something calcined; also, material left over after burning or roasting.
▸ Also see calcine



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