Definition of calcination Calcination

cal•ci•na•tion

We found 5 definitions of calcination from 4 different sources.

What does calcination mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: calcinations

calcination - the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature

oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

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Wiktionary

calcination (Noun)
The process of calcining - heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point , to bring about thermal decomposition.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

calcination (n.)
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.
calcination (n.)
The act or process of reducing a metal to an oxide or metallic calx; oxidation.