Term: calcination: the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: percussion cap: a detonator that explodes when struck
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: gallstone: a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: protection: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: cotingidae: cotingas; umbrella birds
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: graffito: a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: story: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: function call: a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: tutelage: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: breakableness: the consistency of something that breaks under pressure
Broader: oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction | Unrelated: saint's day: a day commemorating a saint