Quicklime
11quicklime — Unslaked lime. See lime (2). * * * quick·lime kwik .līm n LIME * * * quick·lime (kwikґlīm) calcium oxide …
12quicklime — quick|lime [ˈkwık laım] n [U] a white powder that is made by heating ↑limestone …
13quicklime — calcium oxide CaO …
14quicklime — n. lime, unslaked lime, solid material made from calcium oxide and magnesium oxide (used in construction and agriculture) …
15quicklime — Lime, burnt lime, caustic lime. Made by burning calcium carbonate …
16quicklime — noun a white caustic alkaline substance consisting of calcium oxide, obtained by heating limestone …
17quicklime — noun (U) a white substance obtained by burning limestone …
18quicklime — quick•lime [[t]ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm[/t]] n. chem. lime I, 1) • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME quyk lym, trans. L calx vīva; see quick, lime I …
19quicklime — /ˈkwɪklaɪm/ (say kwikluym) noun unslaked lime. See lime1 (def. 1). {Middle English quik lym quick (def. 16) + lime1, translation of Latin calx viva} …
20quicklime — See caustic lime lime …