OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 38021

calcine

/ˈkælsaɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
calcinar
To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.