calcine: Meaning and Definition of

cal•cine

Pronunciation: (kal'sīn, -sin), [key]
— v., n. -cined, -cin•ing,
—v.t.
  1. to convert into calx by heating or burning.
  2. to frit.
—v.i.
  1. to be converted into calx by heating or burning.
—n.
  1. material resulting from calcination; calx.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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