quicklime

quick·lime  (kwklm)

n.

See lime³.

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[Middle English qwyke lyme, living lime (translation of Latin calx vva) : quick, qwyke, living; see quick + lime, lyme, lime; see lime³.]

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quicklime

Noun

a white caustic solid, mainly composed of calcium oxide, used in the manufacture of glass and steel

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quicklime - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, lime atomic number 20, Ca, calcium - a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

Translations

quicklime [ˈkwɪklaɪm] n → chaux vive

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quicklime [ˈkwɪklaɪm] quick n → ungelöschter Kalk m

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quicklime [ˈkwɪklaɪm] n → calce f viva