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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

Example Sentences

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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

Your lato, azoch, zernich, chibrit, heautarit," and another asks:—   "Can you sublime and dulcify? calcine?

From Halleck's New English Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post

The attempt of Gulliver scientists to calcine ice into gunpowder were not more ridiculous than trying to transform a fool into a philosopher by the alchemy of education.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper

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