calcined
simple past tense and past participle of calcine
calcined (comparative more calcined, superlative most calcined)
Converted by calcination.
(figurative) Purified, refined.
• calendic
Source: Wiktionary
Cal*cine", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calciden; p. pr. & vb. n. Calcining.] Etym: [F. calciner, fr. L. calx, calcis, lime. See Calx.]
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.
2. To oxidize, as a metal by the action of heat; to reduce to a metallic calx.
Cal*cine", v. i.
Definition: To be convereted into a powder or friable substance, or into a calx, by the action of heat. "Calcining without fusion" Newton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
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