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calcination(dictionary)

calcination (iou)



calcination noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or medieval Latin calcinatio(n-), from calcinat- pa. ppl stem of calcinare: see CALCINE, -ATION.]
The action or process of reducing to a friable substance by heat; calcining. LME.
b. Oxidation. E17-E19.
gen. Burning to ashes, roasting; complete combustion. E17.