calcination

English Thesaurus

1. the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature (noun.process)

hypernym	:	oxidation, oxidisation, oxidization,
definition	:	the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction (noun.process)

derivation	:	calcine,
definition	:	heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces (verb.change)

derivation	:	calcine,
definition	:	heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces (verb.change)