calcination
calcination noun: the process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition.
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.
- Synonyms:
- lime burning
calcination meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
calcination in Tamil
- சுடுதல், நீற்றுதல், வறுத்துப் பொடியாக்கல், நீற்றல், சுண்ணமாதல்
calcination in Bengali
- যাতে তাপীয় বিয়োজন ঘটে
calcination in Kannada
- ಭಸ್ಮೀಕರಣ
Synonyms of calcination
Forms of calcination
| plural | calcinations |
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Origin of calcination
From calcine + -ation.
Words formed from calcination
Questions about calcination
- What does calcination mean?
- Calcination means the process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition.
- What is calcination in Tamil?
- Calcination in Tamil is சுடுதல், நீற்றுதல், வறுத்துப் பொடியாக்கல். See Calcination meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is calcination?
- Calcination is a noun.
- What is the plural of calcination?
- The plural of calcination is calcinations.
Words near calcination in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: calcination (page history and authors); calcination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); calcination (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); calcination (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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