Meanings
nouncalcination (countable and uncountable, plural calcinations)
plural calcinations
- countableuncountableThe process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition.
Synonyms: lime burning
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition.
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Catalan calcinació
- calcinacióthe process of calcining
Czech kalcinace
- kalcinacethe process of calcining
Finnish pasutus
- pasutusthe process of calcining
French calcination
- calcinationthe process of calcining
Greek απασβέστωση
- απασβέστωση (apasvéstosi)the process of calcining
Italian calcinazione
- calcinazionethe process of calcining
Japanese 煆焼、焼成
- 煆焼、焼成 (kashō)the process of calcining
Portuguese calcinação
- calcinaçãothe process of calcining
Russian кальцина́ция
- кальцина́ция (kalʹcinácija)the process of calcining
Spanish calcinación, calcinamiento
- calcinaciónthe process of calcining
- calcinamientothe process of calcining
Ukrainian кальцинація
- кальцинація (kalʹcynacija)the process of calcining
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calcination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcination
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“calcination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcination. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calcination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcination.
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