[cal.cine] vb cal.cined ; cal.cin.ing [ME calcenen, fr. ML calcinare, fr. LL calcina lime, fr. L calc-, calx] vt (14c): to heat (as inorganic materials) to a high temperature but without fusing in order to drive off volatile matter or to effect changes (as oxidation or pulverization) ~ vi: to undergo calcination
[2]cal.cine n (ca. 1909): a product (as a metal oxide) of calcination or roasting