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calcine

[ kal-sahyn, -sin ]

verb (used with object)

calcined, calcining.
  1. to convert into calx by heating or burning.
  2. to frit.


verb (used without object)

calcined, calcining.
  1. to be converted into calx by heating or burning.

noun

  1. material resulting from calcination; calx.

calcine

/ -sɪn; ˌkælsɪˈneɪʃən; ˈkælsaɪn /

verb

  1. tr to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water
  2. intr to oxidize as a result of heating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • calcination, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦²¹±ô·³¦¾±²Ô·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð [kal, -s, uh, -n, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ³¦²¹±ô·³¦¾±Â·²Ô²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [kal-s, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ³¦²¹±ô·³¦¾±Â·²Ô²¹Â·³Ù´Ç°ù [kal, -s, uh, -ney-ter], noun
  • ³¦²¹±ô·³¦¾±²Ô·²¹Â·³Ù´Ç·°ù²â [kal-, sin, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kal, -sin-, uh, -], adjective noun
  • ²õ±ð³¾î€…i·³¦²¹±ôc¾±²Ô±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¦²¹±ôc¾±²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calcine1

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin ³¦²¹±ô³¦¾±²ÔÄå°ù±ð to heat, originally used by alchemists
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calcine1

C14: from Medieval Latin ³¦²¹±ô³¦¾±²ÔÄå°ù±ð to heat, from Latin calx lime
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Once mined, uranium is milled to produce what is called calcined yellowcake, and then enriched, either at facilities in Canada or overseas, to create fuel for nuclear reactors.

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Then it turns into calcine bone that’s grayish white and brittle with no organic matter.

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Alternative binders, such as limestone calcined clay, can also reduce cement use.

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Prepared MFI nanosheet coating was then calcined at 400 °C for 6 h at a ramp rate of 1 °C min−1.

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Giles de Retz had been found to have no less than a ton of children’s bones, calcined, in his castle, after having murdered them at the rate of twelve score a year for nine years.

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