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calcine verb [ ˈkalsʌɪn ]

• reduce, oxidize, or desiccate by roasting or exposing to strong heat.
• "we calcine the medicine so that we may better dissolve it"
Origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin calcinare, from late Latin calcina ‘lime’, from Latin calx, calc- ‘lime’ (see calx).


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