calcination
English
Etymology
calcine + -ation
Noun
calcination (countable and uncountable, plural calcinations)
- The process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition.
- Synonym: lime burning
Translations
the process of calcining
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Further reading
- Calcination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lime kiln on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal.si.na.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
calcination f (plural calcinations)
- calcination
Related terms
- calcin
- calciner
Further reading
- “calcination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.