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Definition: Calcination |
CalcinationNoun1. The conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "calcination" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Environment | Heat treatment intended to produce physical or chemical changes in certain raw materials. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. The heating of a substance to its temperature of dissociation; e.g., of limestone to CaO and CO2 or of gypsum to lose its water of crystallization b. Heating ores, concentrates, precipitates, or residues to decompose carbonates, hydrates, or other compounds. CF:roastin c. Heating metals at high temperatures to convert them into their oxide e.g., of limestone to CaO and CO2 or of gypsum to lose its water of crystallization. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Synonym by domain: ignition (environment). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Calefaction | Noun: increase of temperature; heating. Verb: calefaction, tepefaction, torrefaction; melting, fusion; liquefaction; burning. Verb: ambustion, combustion; incension, accension; concremation, cremation; scorification; cautery, cauterization; ustulation, calcination; cracking, refining; incineration, cineration; carbonization; cupellation. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Calcination |
| English words defined with "calcination": Bone black ♦ Calcar, Calcinatory ♦ Looping. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "calcination": alu black ♦ calcination helper, CALCINER, GYPSUM, copper smoke ♦ dead burnt, dead-burned dolomite, draw kiln ♦ English red ♦ roaster slag. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Calcination" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (calceolaria, calcination). |
| "Calcination" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Calcination" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
calcination | 10 |
calcination sodium tungsten | 3 |
calcination environnement | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "calcination"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | pjekje (baking, decrepitation, matureness, maturing, maturity), kalcificim. (various references) | |
Arabic | تكليس (calcification), تكلس (calcification), إحراق (burning, combustion). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | калциране (calcification), изпичане. (various references) | |
Chinese | "烧 (Calcine, Calcining). (various references) | |
Danish | calcinering (ignition), forbrænding (burn, burning, combustion, ignition, to deflagrate). (various references) | |
Dutch | calcineren (calcine, ignition, roast), verbranding (Ash farming, Burn-beating, burning, burns, combustion, ignition, scalds), roosten (ignition, roast, roasting). (various references) | |
Finnish | polttaminen (combustion, ignition, singeing, waste incineration). (various references) | |
French | calcination (calceolaria). (various references) | |
German | Veraschung (ignition, incineration), Kalzinieren (calcine, ignition, roast, to calcine). (various references) | |
Greek | πύρωση (glow, ignition), ασβεστοποίηση (calcification), αποτέφρωση (ash, cremation, ignition, incineration, mineralize), διαπύρωση. (various references) | |
Hungarian | kalcinálás (calcining), égetés (burning, firing). (various references) | |
Italian | calcinazione (ignition, liming). (various references) | |
Manx | kelkaghey (calcify, calcine, pipeclay). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alcinationcay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | calcinação (ignition, reverberation). (various references) | |
Romanian | calcinare (burning, decrepitation), purificare (defecation), ardere (burning, combustion, decrepitation, ignition). (various references) | |
Russian | обжиг (baking, roast), прокаливание. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | okoštavanje (ossification), kalcinacija. (various references) | |
Spanish | calcinación (ignition). (various references) | |
Swedish | kalcinering, förbränning (burning, combustion, ignition, incineration, waste incineration). (various references) | |
Turkish | yakarak toz haline getirme veya gelme. (various references) | |
Ukranian | кальцинування, випалювання (baking, burning), очищення (abstersion, clarification, cleaning, clearance, defecation, depuration, elimination, evacuation, expurgation, filtering, purgation, purge), прожарювання (roasting), перетворення на вапно. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự nung th nh vôi sự đốt th nh tro sự nung khô. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "calcination": calcinations. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "calcination" (pronounced 'Cal`ci*na"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption, Cogitation. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-i-l-n-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: calcitonin. | |
-2 letters: anaclitic, canonical, clintonia, nicotiana. | |
-3 letters: aconitic, actinian, cantonal, cationic, iconical, inaction, lactonic, national. | |
-4 letters: aclinic, actinal, actinia, actinic, actinon, alation, anconal, anionic, antlion, cannoli, canonic, cantina, colicin, colitic, conical, contain, laconic, nicotin, nitinol. | |
-5 letters: acinic, action, alanin, alcaic, alnico, anilin, anoint, atonal, atonic, calico, cancan, cannot, canola, cantic, canton, catalo, cation, catlin, cicala, citola, clinic, clitic, cloaca, clonic, cocain, coital, iconic, incant, italic, lactic, latino, nation, niacin, oilcan, talion, tannic, tincal. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-i-i-l-n-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: calcinations. | |
+3 letters: consociational. | |
+4 letters: antimonarchical, communicational. | |
+5 letters: noncannibalistic, technicalization, unaccountability. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6C 63 69 6E 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-.. -.-. .. -. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101100 01100011 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a l c i n a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006C 0063 0069 006E 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3767786975806786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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