quicklime
See also: quick lime
English
Etymology
From Middle English quyk lym; equivalent to quick + lime.
Noun
quicklime (countable and uncountable, plural quicklimes)
- Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
Synonyms
- burnt lime, caustic lime, unhydrated lime, anhydrous lime, lime
Translations
calcium oxide
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Verb
quicklime (third-person singular simple present quicklimes, present participle quickliming, simple past and past participle quicklimed)
- (transitive) To treat with quicklime.
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