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Calcination vs Calcification - What's the difference?

calcination | calcification |

As nouns the difference between calcination and calcification

is that calcination is the process of calcining - heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition while calcification is the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.

calcination

English

(wikipedia calcination)

Noun

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  • The process of calcining - heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition.

    • calcification

    English

    Noun

  • The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.