Quicklime

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See lime3.
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  • n. lime, (calcium oxide), produced by heating limestone; on treatment with water it gives slaked lime
  • v. To treat with quicklime.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th lime, 2.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Calcium oxid, CaO; burned lime; lime not yet slaked with water.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
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    oxide   
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    lime   
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