1. heating a substance to a high temperature until it is reduced to ash or powder, or until it loses water or other volatile components
Usage: present participle of 'calcine'; technical/chemistry term

1. the process or act of heating a substance to high temperature to produce ash or powder
Usage: technical/chemistry term

Examples

• The laboratory technician is calcining the limestone to produce quicklime.
• Calcining removes water and other volatile substances from the mineral sample.
• The ancient potters used calcining to prepare clay for their work.
• Industrial calcining of ore requires temperatures exceeding 1000 degrees Celsius.
• The calcining process transforms the raw material into a fine white powder.
• Calcining is essential in cement production to break down calcium carbonate.