quicklime : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quicklime	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quicklime n a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide Synonym(s): calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lime \Lime\, n. [AS. l[c6]m; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG. l[c6]m, Icel. l[c6]m, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud, linere to smear, and E. loam. [root]126. Cf. {Loam}, {Liniment}.] 1. Birdlime. Like the lime That foolish birds are caught with. --Wordsworth. 2. (Chem.) Oxide of calcium; the white or gray, caustic substance, usually called {quicklime}, obtained by calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when treated with water, forming slacked lime,
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quicklime \Quick"lime\, n. [See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th {Lime}, 2.