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Meaning of
calcine
in English
calcine
us
/kəlˈsaɪn/
uk
/kəlˈsaɪn/
#uncommon
Plural
calcines
Past Tense
calcined
Participle Verb
calcining
Third Person Singular
calcines
Definitions
Verb
to
heat
a
substance
for
purification
The
laboratory
technician
will
calcine
the
sample
to
remove
impurities
.
to
decompose
carbonates
into
oxides
The
process
of
calcining
limestone
produces
quicklime
.
to
dry
and
sterilize
something
by
heat
The
medical
equipment
was
calcined
to
sterilize
it
.
to
drive
off
water
and
oxidize
/
reduce
a
compound
The
chemist
needs
to
calcine
the
compound
to
drive
off
the
moisture
and
oxidize
it
.