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calcinado

calcined

adjective kahl-see-NAH-doh Rare

Also means

burnt to ashes

Usage Note

Calcinado describes something reduced by intense heat to mineral ash or cinder, going further than quemado (burned); a calcinado object has lost all organic matter. It appears in forensic, geological, and archaeological contexts (huesos calcinados, calcined bones). The verb is calcinar, and the process is calcinación, a term used in chemistry for heating a substance to high temperature without melting it.

Examples

"Los bomberos encontraron el coche calcinado al borde de la carretera."

Natural Translation

The firefighters found the burnt-out car at the side of the road.

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