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.
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▸ 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.
Similar:
recalcine,
calcificate,
calcitrate,
recalcify,
cationize,
calefy,
crystalize,
crystallize,
chemicalise,
kaolinize,
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Types:
lime,
soda,
potash,
quicklime,
slaked lime,
calcium oxide,
calcium hydroxide,
calcium carbonate,
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