释义 |
cal·cine I. \(ˈ)kal|sīn\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English calcenen, calcynen, from Middle French calciner, from Latin calc-, calx lime — more at chalk transitive verb : to heat (as inorganic materials) to a high temperature but without fusing in order to effect useful physical and chemical changes: as a. : to convert to a powder or to a friable state by heating b. : to heat in order to drive off volatile matter (as carbon dioxide from limestone, ores, or concentrates, or chemically combined water from clay) and thus usually to disintegrate (as bones) — compare burn vt 3d c. : to heat under oxidizing conditions (as for producing metal oxides) — compare roast vt 2 intransitive verb : to undergo calcination II. \ˈkalˌsīn\ noun (-s) : a product (as a metal oxide) of calcination or roasting |