The third-person singular present tense of calcine: to subject a substance to intense heat until it becomes ash or powder.
Present tense conjugation of 'calcine,' from Latin 'calcinare.' The -s ending marks third-person singular (he/she/it calcines).
When limestone 'calcines' in a kiln, the chemical reaction releases CO₂ gas—this is actually one of the largest sources of industrial carbon emissions, making calcination surprisingly important to climate science.
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