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calcinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-ci-nate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To calcine.

verb

To react with lime.

noun

The product of calcination.

Etymology

Back-formation from calcination.

Inflected Forms

calcinates (present, singular) calcinating (participle, present) calcinated (participle, past) calcinated (past) calcinates (plural)

Derived Forms

decalcinated

Questions

What does calcinate mean?
To calcine.
Where does calcinate come from?
Back-formation from calcination.

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