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cal·cine
 calcine
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- pronunciation:
- kael
sin
[or]
kael
sihn
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
calcines, calcining, calcined |
| definition: |
to heat or become heated so as to oxidize, remove moisture, or reduce to a loose, ashy state, but not so as to melt; reduce to calx.
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| derivation: |
calcination (n.) |
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