calcium oxide

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A white powderous substance, CaO, commonly known as lime or quicklime; normally made by heating calcium carbonate
{i} lime, soft white caustic powder
A white, caustic, lumpy powder, CaO, used as a refractory, as a flux, in manufacturing steel and paper, in glassmaking, in waste treatment, in insecticides, and as an industrial alkali. Also called lime
a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
calx
calcium oxide

    Hyphenation

    cal·ci·um ox·ide

    Turkish pronunciation

    kälsiım äksayd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkalsēəm ˈäkˌsīd/ /ˈkælsiːəm ˈɑːkˌsaɪd/
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