calcine
calc·ine/ˈkælsaɪn/verb, noun
calcine is spelled C-A-L-C-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (calc·ine). It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, calcine means “To heat (a substance) to remove its impurities and refine it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in calcine?
| Letters | 7: C-A-L-C-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: calc·ine |
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is calcine?
Calcine appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce calcine?
- UK /ˈkælsaɪn/
- UK /-sɪn/
- UK /kælˈsaɪn/
Calcine has 2 syllables, split calc·ine in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-calcine.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-calcine2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-calcine3.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of calcine
- calcines present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- calcining participle, present
- calcined participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calcine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To heat (a substance) to remove its impurities and refine it.
- 2
To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.
- 3
To heat (something) to dry and sterilize it.
- 4
To purify or refine (something).
- 5
To burn up (something) completely; to incinerate; hence, to destroy (something).
- 6
Of a substance: to undergo heating so as to oxidize it.
noun
- 1
Something calcined; also, material left over after burning or roasting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Calcine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | calciner |
| German | calcinieren, kalzinieren, ausglühen, brennen, glühen, Kalk brennen |
| Spanish | calcinar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does calcine come from?
The verb is derived from Late Middle English calcinen (“(alchemy, medicine) to heat (something) until it turns to powder; to change the nature of (something) by heating”) [and other forms], from Old French calciner (modern French calciner (“to calcinate; to calcine”)) and from its etymon Medieval Latin calcināre (“(alchemy) to burn like lime; to reduce to calx”), from Late Latin calcīna (“inorganic material containing calcium, lime”) + -āre (suffix forming present active infinitive forms of verbs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).