Quicklime
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quicklime is a noun meaning Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
Meaning
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To treat (something) with quicklime.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- quicklimes
- quickliming
- quicklimed
Synonyms for quicklime
Depending on context, synonyms include lime, calx.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lime, calx, dolime, liming, soda-lime, lime-kiln.
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