焼しょう成せい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

firing; baking at high temperature; calcination

Technical term used in ceramics, materials science, and industrial processes. Refers to heating a substance to a high temperature to bring about a chemical or physical change. Often used in the context of pottery, cement, or metal oxides.

• 陶とう器きを焼しょう成せいする前まえに、十じゅう分ぶんに乾かん燥そうさせる必ひつ要ようがある。

  Before firing the pottery, it must be dried thoroughly.

• この炉ろはセメントの焼しょう成せいに使つかわれる。

  This kiln is used for the calcination of cement.