Definitions

calcine

[kal-sahyn, -sin] / ˈkæl saɪn, -sɪn /

VERB

burn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blaze char heat ignite incinerate light melt scorch smolder torch

STRONG

bake brand broil cauterize combust conflagrate cook cremate enkindle flame flare flash flicker glow kindle parch rekindle roast scald sear singe toast wither

WEAK

be ablaze reduce to ashes set a match to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extinguish freeze put out

WEAK

cool quench smother stifle subdue

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Then it turns into calcine bone that’s grayish white and brittle with no organic matter.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Transfer the filter and its contents to an E Battersea crucible, and calcine it for a few minutes.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

Some vanners calcine their samples before commencing to van.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

I saw another at work to calcine ice into gunpowder, who likewise showed me a treatise he had written concerning the 'Malleability of Fire,' which he intended to publish.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

Uncover and calcine the residue, cool and weigh.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

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