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   calcine

   /ˈkalsʌɪn/

   verb

   • 1. reduce, oxidize, or desiccate by roasting or exposing to strong heat: "we calcine the medicine so that we may better dissolve it"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin calcinare, from late Latin calcina ‘lime’, from Latin calx, calc- ‘lime’ (see calx).

   Derivatives

   • 1. calcination noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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