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1. (v.i.) calcine
to convert into calx by heating or burning.
2. (n.) calcine
material resulting from calcination; calx.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < ML calcīnāre, der. of LL
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1. (verb) calcine
heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces
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1. (verb) calcine
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. (verb) calcine
to oxidize, as a metal by the action of heat; to reduce to a metallic calx
3. (verb) calcine
to be converted into a powder or friable substance, or into a calx, by the action of heat
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