calcine

[ kal-sahyn, -sin ]

/ ˈkæl saɪn, -sɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR calcine ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), cal·cined, cal·cin·ing.

to convert into calx by heating or burning.

to frit.

verb (used without object), cal·cined, cal·cin·ing.

to be converted into calx by heating or burning.

noun

material resulting from calcination; calx.

Origin of calcine

1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, originally used by alchemists

OTHER WORDS FROM calcine

cal·cin·a·ble

[kal-suh-nuh-buhl], /ˈkæl sə nə bəl/, adjectivecal·ci·na·tion

[kal-suh-ney-shuhn], /ˌkæl səˈneɪ ʃən/, nouncal·ci·na·tor

[kal-suh-ney-ter], /ˈkæl səˌneɪ tər/, nouncal·cin·a·to·ry

[kal-sin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kal-sin-uh-], /kælˈsɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈkæl sɪn ə-/, adjective, noun

sem·i·cal·cined, adjectiveun·cal·cined, adjective

Words nearby calcine

calcification, calcifuge, calcify, calcimine, calcination, calcine, calciner, calcinosis, calcinosis circumscripta, calcinosis universalis, calcipexis

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Example sentences from the Web for calcine

The skull of a dead man, calcine it, and extract the Salts as that of Tartar.
Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony|George Francis Dow
Zinc, while it is not in fusion, doth not calcine; but it begins to turn to a calx the moment it begins to melt.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer
Our work consisted in heating the oven in order to calcine the alabaster that we had got together in a heap.
The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia|Fyodor Dostoyevsky
This compound hath been exposed to a fire sufficient, not only to dry it, but even to calcine it.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer

Heat gently with a Bunsen burner until the sulphur burns, and then calcine until no more sulphurous oxide comes off.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for calcine

calcine

/ (ˈkælsaɪn, -sɪn) /

verb

(tr) to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water

(intr) to oxidize as a result of heating

Derived forms of calcine

calcination (ˌkælsɪˈneɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for calcine

C14: from Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, from Latin calx lime

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

Medical definitions for calcine

calcine

[ kăl-sīn, kăl′sīn ]

v.

To heat a substance to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point, causing loss of moisture, reduction, or oxidation and the decomposition of carbonates and other compounds.

单词	calcine
释义	calcine [ kal-sahyn, -sin ] / ˈkæl saɪn, -sɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR calcine ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), cal·cined, cal·cin·ing. to convert into calx by heating or burning. to frit. verb (used without object), cal·cined, cal·cin·ing. to be converted into calx by heating or burning. noun material resulting from calcination; calx. Origin of calcine 1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, originally used by alchemists OTHER WORDS FROM calcine cal·cin·a·ble [kal-suh-nuh-buhl], /ˈkæl sə nə bəl/, adjectivecal·ci·na·tion [kal-suh-ney-shuhn], /ˌkæl səˈneɪ ʃən/, nouncal·ci·na·tor [kal-suh-ney-ter], /ˈkæl səˌneɪ tər/, nouncal·cin·a·to·ry [kal-sin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, kal-sin-uh-], /kælˈsɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈkæl sɪn ə-/, adjective, noun sem·i·cal·cined, adjectiveun·cal·cined, adjective Words nearby calcine calcification, calcifuge, calcify, calcimine, calcination, calcine, calciner, calcinosis, calcinosis circumscripta, calcinosis universalis, calcipexis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calcine The skull of a dead man, calcine it, and extract the Salts as that of Tartar. Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony\|George Francis Dow Zinc, while it is not in fusion, doth not calcine; but it begins to turn to a calx the moment it begins to melt. Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.\|Pierre Joseph Macquer Our work consisted in heating the oven in order to calcine the alabaster that we had got together in a heap. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia\|Fyodor Dostoyevsky This compound hath been exposed to a fire sufficient, not only to dry it, but even to calcine it. Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.\|Pierre Joseph Macquer Heat gently with a Bunsen burner until the sulphur burns, and then calcine until no more sulphurous oxide comes off. A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.\|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer British Dictionary definitions for calcine calcine / (ˈkælsaɪn, -sɪn) / verb (tr) to heat (a substance) so that it is oxidized, reduced, or loses water (intr) to oxidize as a result of heating Derived forms of calcine calcination (ˌkælsɪˈneɪʃən), noun Word Origin for calcine C14: from Medieval Latin calcināre to heat, from Latin calx lime 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 Words related to calcine ignite, incinerate, light, torch, melt, char, heat, blaze, smolder, scorch, sear, flicker, combust, bake, rekindle, toast, scald, flash, parch, singe Medical definitions for calcine calcine [ kăl-sīn, kăl′sīn ] v. To heat a substance to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point, causing loss of moisture, reduction, or oxidation and the decomposition of carbonates and other compounds. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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calcine

verb (used with object), cal·cined, cal·cin·ing.

verb (used without object), cal·cined, cal·cin·ing.

noun

Origin of calcine

OTHER WORDS FROM calcine

Words nearby calcine

Example sentences from the Web for calcine

British Dictionary definitions for calcine

verb

Derived forms of calcine

Word Origin for calcine

Words related to calcine

Medical definitions for calcine

v.