calcination noun.
[kalsɪ'neɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.[Old & mod. French, or medieval Latin calcinatio(n-), from calcinat- pa. ppl stem of calcinare: see CALCINE, -ATION.]1. The action or process of reducing to a friable substance by heat; calcining.
LME.b. Oxidation.
E17-E19.2. gen. Burning to ashes, roasting; complete combustion.
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