different between calcine vs calcite

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Medieval Latin calcin?re, an alchemical term meaning "to burn like lime", "to reduce to calx".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæls?n/, /?kælsa?n/

Verb

calcine (third-person singular simple present calcines, present participle calcining, simple past and past participle calcined)

1. (transitive) to heat something without melting in order to drive off water etc., and to decompose carbonates into oxides or to oxidize or reduce it; especially to heat limestone to form quicklime; to calcinate.
2. (intransitive) to undergo such heating

Translations

Noun

calcine (plural calcines)

1. something calcined; material left over after roasting or burning

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Calcine”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume II (C), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 26.

Anagrams

• calcein, laccine

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: calcinent, calcines

Verb

calcine

1. first-person singular present indicative of calciner
2. third-person singular present indicative of calciner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of calciner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of calciner
5. second-person singular imperative of calciner

Italian

Noun

calcine f

1. plural of calcina

Portuguese

Verb

calcine

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of calcinar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of calcinar
3. first-person singular imperative of calcinar
4. third-person singular imperative of calcinar

Spanish

Verb

calcine

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of calcinar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of calcinar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of calcinar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of calcinar.

English

Etymology

From Latin calx +? -ite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæl.sa?t/

Noun

calcite (countable and uncountable, plural calcites)

1. (geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble

Derived terms

Coordinate terms

(rock formations formed from calcite)

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Calcite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “calcite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• lectica

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal.sit/

Noun

calcite f (plural calcites)

1. calcite

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal?t??i.te/

Noun

calcite f (plural calciti)

1. calcite

Anagrams

• alticce, celtica, leccati