Main Entry: ¹cal·cine

Pronunciation: \kal-ˈsīn, ˈkal-ˌ\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): cal·cined; cal·cin·ing

Etymology: Middle English calcenen, from Medieval Latin calcinare, from Late Latin calcina lime, from Latin calc-, calx

Date: 14th century

transitive verb : to heat (as inorganic materials) to a high temperature but without fusing in order to drive off volatile matter or to effect changes (as oxidation or pulverization)intransitive verb : to undergo calcination