a. and sb. [f. med.L. calcināt- ppl. stem of calcināre + -ORY.]

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  A.  adj. Serving for calcination.

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1611.  Cotgr., Calcinatoire, calcinatorie, calcinating.

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1678.  R. R[ussell], trans. Geber, V. i. 273. Let the Calcinatory Furnace be made square in length four foot.

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  B.  sb. A vessel used for calcination [= calcinātōrium (vas) in Du Cange].

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1730–6.  in Bailey; hence in Johnson and mod. Dicts.

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