quicklime

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Definition of quicklime in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of quicklime in English English dictionary

To treat with quicklime

lime, (calcium oxide), produced by heating limestone; on treatment with water it gives slaked lime

{n} lime unquenched or unslaked

Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; so called because when wet it develops great heat

a white powder that is made by heating limestone

A calcium oxide material produced by calcining limestone to liberate carbon dioxide, also called "calcined lime" or "pebble lime", commonly used for pH adjustment Chemical formula is CaO

See 4th Lime, 2

also called lump lime, caustic lime, or unslaked lime This was the name given the lime (CaO) as it was removed from the kilns and packed into barrels It was "quick" to stick to the skin Handling the product is hazardous, as it is caustic, takes water from the flesh, and gives off heat This heat is enough to char wood, and warehouses and schooners shipping lime were known to catch fire

{i} lime, unslaked lime, solid material made from calcium oxide and magnesium oxide (used in construction and agriculture)

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

Another term for lime, or calcium oxide (CaO), used in many water and wastewater treatment operations such as softening, coagulation, and phosphorus removal

A material that is mostly calcium oxide (CaO) or calcium oxide in natural association with a lesser amount of magnesium oxide Quicklime is capable of combining with water to form hydrated lime Also see hydrated lime

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Hyphenation

quick·lime