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Calcination

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature wordnet

Etymology

From calcine + -ation.

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