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Quicklime

Quicklime Meaning & Definition
Quicklime Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Quicklime?

[n] a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

Synonyms | Synonyms for Quicklime: burnt lime | calcined lime | calcium oxide | calx | fluxing lime | lime | unslaked lime

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See Also | atomic number 20 | Ca | calcium | oxide

Quicklime In Webster's Dictionary

\Quick"lime\, n. [See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th {Lime}, 2.

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