Definitions for calcine
ˈkæl saɪn, -sɪncal·cine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calcineverb

   heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calcineverb

   to heat something without melting in order to drive off water etc., and to decompose carbonates into oxides or to oxidize or reduce it; especially to heat limestone to form quicklime

2. calcineverb

   to undergo such heating

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CALCINEverb

   Etymology: calciner, Fr. from calx, Lat.

   1. To burn in the fire to a calx, or friable substance. See Calcination.

   In hardening, by baking without melting, the heat hath these degrees; first, it indurateth, then maketh fragile, and, lastly, it doth calcinate. Francis Bacon, Nat Hist. №. 87.

   The solids seem to be earth, bound together with some oil; for if a bone be calcined, so as the least force will crumble it, being immersed in oil, it will grow firm again. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. To burn up.

   Firy disputes that union have calcin’d,
   Almost as many minds as men we find. John Denham.

2. To Calcineverb

   To become a calx by heat.

   This crystal is a pellucid fissile stone, clear as water, and without colour, enduring a red heat without losing its transparency, and, in a very strong heat, calcining without fusion. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

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1. calcine

   Calcine refers to the process of heating a substance, usually a metal or ore, to a high temperature in absence or controlled atmosphere to bring about thermal decomposition, removal of volatile substances, or phase transition. This process is often used in metallurgical and ceramic preparations, where it can increase the reactivity and purity of certain materials.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calcineverb

   to reduce to a powder, or to a friable state, by the action of heat; to expel volatile matter from by means of heat, as carbonic acid from limestone, and thus (usually) to produce disintegration; as to, calcine bones

2. Calcineverb

   to oxidize, as a metal by the action of heat; to reduce to a metallic calx

3. Calcineverb

   to be converted into a powder or friable substance, or into a calx, by the action of heat

4. Etymology: [F. calciner, fr. L. calx, calcis, lime. See Calx.]

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1. calcein

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of calcine in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of calcine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=calcine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Calcine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=calcine
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calcine