'Calcining' definitions:

Definition of 'Calcining'

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  • Calcine \Cal*cine"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calciden; p. pr. & vb. n. Calcining.] [F. calciner, fr. L. calx, calcis, lime. See Calx.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To reduce to a powder, or to a friable state, by the action of heat; to expel volatile matter from by means of heat, as carbonic acid from limestone, and thus (usually) to produce disintegration; as to, calcine bones. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To oxidize, as a metal by the action of heat; to reduce to a metallic calx. [1913 Webster]

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