calcine

One entry found for calcine.

Main Entry: ¹cal·cine
Pronunciation: kal-'sIn, 'kal-"
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
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