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Calcination

Calcination Meaning & Definition
Calcination Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Calcination?

[n] the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature

Synonyms | Synonyms for Calcination:

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See Also | oxidation | oxidisation | oxidization

Calcination In Webster's Dictionary

\Cal`ci*na"tion\ (k[a^]l`s[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F. calcination.] 1. (Chem.) The act or process of disintegrating a substance, or rendering it friable by the action of heat, esp. by the expulsion of some volatile matter, as when carbonic and acid is expelled from carbonate of calcium in the burning of limestone in order to make lime. 2. The act or process of reducing a metal to an oxide or metallic calx; oxidation.

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