quicklime
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quicklime
- /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/
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From Middle English quyk lym; equivalent to quick + lime.
noun quicklimes
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Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
The Warders strutted up and down, / And kept their herd of brutes, / Their uniforms were spick and span, / And they wore their Sunday suits, / But we knew the work they had been at, / By the quicklime on their boots.
Similar: anhydrous lime, burnt lime, caustic lime, unhydrated lime
verb quicklimes · quickliming · quicklimed
- To treat (something) with quicklime.
Translations
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noun calcium oxide
| Español | cal viva, cal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생석회, saengseoghoe saengseokhoe, saengseoghoe |
| 日本語 | 石灰 sekkai |
| 中文 | 石灰 shíhuī |
| हिन्दी | अनबुझा चूना anbujhā cūnā |
| Português | cal virgem, cal viva |
| Français | chaux vive |
| Deutsch | gebrannter Kalk, Branntkalk, ungelöschter Kalk, Kalkerde, Ätzkalk, Calciumoxid |
| Italiano | calce viva |
| Română | var, var nestins |
| Русский | негашёная и́звесть negašónaja ízvestʹ, жжёная и́звесть žžónaja ízvestʹ |
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