Calcine

Cal-çine', or Cal'çine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. CALCINED; p. pr. & vb. n. CALCINING.] [Fr. calciner, Pr. & Sp. calcinar, It. calcinare, from Lat. calx, lime.]

1. To reduce to a powder, or to a friable state, by the action of heat; or to expel some volatile matter from, as carbonic acid from limestone.
2. To oxidize, as a metal; to reduce to a metallic calx.