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calcinatory

calcinatory noun: a vessel used in calcination.

Noun

calcinatory (plural calcinatories)

  1. (archaic) A vessel used in calcination.
    • The generation of exhaust gases at the Bayer process occurs essentially at two points: the steam generating boiler and the alumina calcinatory.2012, Luis Alves Venancio, Emanuel Negrão Macedo, José Antonio Silva Souza, Fernando Aracati Boelho, “Bauxite Residue Neutralization and Carbon Sequestration from Flue Gas”, in Maria D....

Adjective

calcinatory

  1. Used for or pertaining to calcination.
    • While the percentage of sulphur obtained by this system is greater than by the calcinatory furnace, the quality is said to be inferior .1901, U.S. Geological Survey, Annual Report, page 515

Forms of calcinatory

pluralcalcinatories

Origin of calcinatory

From calcine + -atory.

Questions about calcinatory

What does calcinatory mean?
Calcinatory means a vessel used in calcination.
What part of speech is calcinatory?
Calcinatory can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of calcinatory?
The plural of calcinatory is calcinatories.

Words near calcinatory in the dictionary

  1. calcinates
  2. calcinating
  3. calcination
  4. calcinations
  5. calcinatories
  6. calcinatory
  7. calcine
  8. calcined
  9. calcinedst
  10. calcinemia
  11. calciner

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