calcine /ˈkælsaɪn/verb 6noun 1forms 6 verb6 •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.Fire […] burneth and calcineth stone, vvhereof is made that morter vvhich bindeth all vvork in masonry. — 1601 •To heat (something) to dry and sterilize it. •Of a substance: to undergo heating so as to oxidize it. •(historical) To heat (a substance) to remove its impurities and refine it. •(figurative) To burn up (something) completely; to incinerate; hence, to destroy (something).[A]s his death calcined thee to dust, / His life may make thee gold, and much more just. — 1633 •(figurative) To purify or refine (something). noun1 •Something calcined; also, material left over after burning or roasting. formscalcined · calcinedst · calcining · calcines · calcineth · calcinest
