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calcine

calcine is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To oxidize, as a metal by the action of heat; to reduce to a metallic calx.
  2. 2.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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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