Associations to the word «Calcine»

Wiktionary

CALCINE, verb. (transitive) to heat something without melting in order to drive off water etc., and to decompose carbonates into oxides or to oxidize or reduce it; especially to heat limestone to form quicklime
CALCINE, verb. (intransitive) to undergo such heating

Dictionary definition

CALCINE, verb. Heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley