calcine

IPA: kˈæɫsʌn

(transitive)
(alchemy, historical) To heat (a substance) to remove its impurities and refine it.
(chemistry) To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.
(by extension) To heat (something) to dry and sterilize it.
(figuratively)
To purify or refine (something).
To burn up (something) completely; to incinerate; hence, to destroy (something).
(intransitive, chemistry) Of a substance: to undergo heating so as to oxidize it.

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