calcine

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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

Those chains, e'en when they seem than diamond harder, Soften, calcine, and fall like dust away, Touched by the burning finger of ambition.

From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 by Carpenter, S. C. (Stephen Cullen)

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

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

To obtain pure lime it is necessary to calcine these calcareous substances, that is to say, to expose them to heat of sufficient intensity to drive off the carbonic acid, and other volatile matter.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir