calcine
11calcine — calcinable /kal seuh neuh beuhl/, adj. calcination /kal seuh nay sheuhn/, n. calcinator /kal seuh nay teuhr/, n. calcinatory /kal sin euh tawr ee, tohr ee, kal sin euh /, adj., n. /kal suyn, sin/, v., calcined, calcining, n. v.t. 1. to convert… …
12calcine — verb a) to heat something without melting in order to drive off water etc., and to decompose carbonates into oxides or to oxidize or reduce it; especially to heat limestone to form quicklime b) to undergo such heating …
13calcine — To expel water and volatile matter by heat. * * * cal·cine kal sīn vb, cal·cined; cal·cin·ing vt to heat (as inorganic materials) to a high temperature but without fusing in order to drive off volatile matter or to effect changes (as oxidation or …
14calcine — (kal si n ) s. f. Oxyde métallique en poudre servant à faire les émaux …
15calcine — Describes the high temperature treatment of catalyst precursor materials, converting them to strong, stable solids. The term comes from ceramics technology, where calcining or firing is used to convert clay intermediates (green materials) to… …
16calcine — cal·cine || kælsaɪn v. reduce a substance to a powdery consistency by the application of a high heat …
17calcine — [ kalsʌɪn, sɪn] verb [usu. as adjective calcined] reduce, oxidize, or desiccate by roasting or strong heat. Derivatives calcination noun Origin ME: from med. L. calcinare, from late L. calcina lime , from L. calx, calc (see calx) …
18calcine — v. a. Burn, reduce to ashes, powder …
19calcine — cal·cine …
20calcine — cal•cine [[t]ˈkæl saɪn, sɪn[/t]] v. cined, cin•ing, n. 1) chem. to convert into calx by heating or burning 2) mel chem. material resulting from calcination; calx • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < ML calcīnāre, der. of LLcalcīnalime …
