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calcinar

[kalsiˈnaɾ] seseante
[kal̟θiˈnaɾ] no seseante

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Del latín calx ('cal')

verb haber calcinado · calcinando · habiendo calcinado · calcinado · calcino · calcinas

Someter al calor un mineral calcáreo sin derretirlo, para privarlo de su ácido carbónico y así reducirlo a cal viva.
Someter al calor un mineral de cualquier tipo, para que de él se desprendan las impurezas volátiles.
Quemar y abrasar algo completamente, hasta dejarlo arruinado.

In English

scorch to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
calcine to heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to

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@misc{calcinar_2026,
  title = {calcinar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/calcinar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}