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calcinator

9.9

A furnace used to heat materials to very high temperatures to form oxides

noun
/ˈkæl.sɪ.neɪ.tər/

Specialized

: horno de calcinación

Technicians monitored the temperature inside the calcinator to ensure proper calcination.

Examples

A calcinator is essential for producing quicklime from limestone in industrial settings.
The laboratory used a calcinator to process mineral samples.
The calcinator reached temperatures over 1000 degrees Celsius.
Many industries rely on a calcinator for processing materials.
The laboratory used a calcinator to process mineral samples.
A calcinator is essential for producing quicklime from limestone in industrial settings.
Technicians monitored the temperature inside the calcinator to ensure proper calcination.

How Hot

calcinator

Specialized

9.9

furnace

93 4.1

kiln

Specialized

20 6.3

oven

415 1.0

stove

95 1.0

Surface Forms

calcinator singular

calcinators plural

Morphology

calcinator = calcinate (transparent) = calcinate + or

Clear agent/instrument formation from 'calcinate' + '-or'; denotes a device or furnace that performs calcination.

Etymology

Calcinator comes from the Latin root calx 'lime' and the verb calcinare 'to burn into lime', so it literally means 'one that makes lime by heating'. That's why calcinator can also mean a furnace or device used to heat materials for calcination.