calcination
High-temperature chemical breakdown
Calcination is heating a substance to high temperature without melting it, typically to drive off water or volatile compounds and cause chemical decomposition.
The term comes from calcium—limestone heated this way yields calcium oxide (quickite).
The process is fundamental to metallurgy, cement production, and industrial chemistry: calcination of ore to remove impurities.
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- quicklimeCalcium oxide powder
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- clinkerFused coal residue
- preheaterDevice for preliminary warming
gypsum · alumina · magnesia · flux · kaolin · bauxite · zinc oxide · pigments
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- nigredoAlchemical decay phase
- albedoSurface reflection coefficient
- magnum opusCreator's supreme achievement
alembic · quintessence · hermeticism · purification · white ash · esoteric · occultism · arcane
Oven for hardening clay
- firingTerminating employment
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
- shrinkageDecrease in size
Losing electrons chemically
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
mass loss · hydration · slaking · reactivity
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
preheater · gypsum · alumina · magnesia · flux · kaolin · bauxite · zinc oxide · pigments
transmutation
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- nigredoAlchemical decay phase
- albedoSurface reflection coefficient
magnum opus · alembic · quintessence · hermeticism · purification · white ash · esoteric · occultism · arcane · alchemists
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
- firingTerminating employment
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
oxidation
Losing electrons chemically
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
dissociation · mass loss · hydration · slaking · reactivity
calcinationfusion
Joining into unity
melting · smelting · liquefaction · vitrification · sintering
calcinationsynthesis
Combining parts into whole
hydration · carbonation · combination · amalgamation · recombination
calcinationcooling
Losing thermal energy
condensation · freezing · cryopreservation · refrigeration · solidification
calcium, calcite, calcine, decalcify, calcined, calcining, decalcification