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Calcination

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Calcination"

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Word	Definition
ignitionnoun	The initiation of combustion.
roastingnoun	The act by which something is roasted.
calcinernoun	A device or container in which calcination takes place.
cinerationnoun	(obsolete) The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; incineration.
causticizationnoun	The process of making something caustic.
lime burningnoun	The production of quicklime by the heating of limestone to a high temperature in a lime kiln.
thermolysisnoun	(chemistry) The dissociation or decomposition of a material as a result of being heated
carbonizationnoun	The act or process of carbonizing.
torrefactionnoun	Drying or roasting; especially an anaerobic heat treatment to make wood waterproof.
decarburizationnoun	decarbonization.
carbonationnoun	(physical chemistry) The state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid; the act or process of creating that state.
carbonatationnoun	(physical chemistry) A chemical reaction in which calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to form insoluble calcium carbonate.
crackingnoun	The production of a crack sound.
destructive distillationnoun	(organic chemistry, physical chemistry) The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way.
calorificationnoun	The production of heat, especially animal heat.
kilnnoun	An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.
caustificationnoun	(inorganic chemistry) The production of caustic soda (or caustic potash) by treatment of sodium carbonate (or potassium carbonate) with quicklime
thermocrackingnoun	(chemistry) Chemical cracking by heating.
thermocauterynoun	Cauterization by means of heat
meltingnoun	The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.