Relating to or used for calcination; having the ability or function to burn or reduce something to ash.
From Latin 'calcinare' (to calcinate) + '-ory' (relating to). It developed alongside calcination terminology in early modern chemistry and metallurgy.
A calcinatory furnace in a medieval castle would have been considered cutting-edge technology—these weren't just for decoration, they were literally where alchemists hoped to turn lead into gold!
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