quicklime en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/
Etymology
From Middle English quyk lym; equivalent to quick + lime.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
The Warders strutted up and down, / And kept their herd of brutes, / Their uniforms were spick and span, / And they wore their Sunday suits, / But we knew the work they had been at, / By the quicklime on their boots.
1898, Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol:Considerable difficulty is experienced in several of the West Indian islands in obtaining quicklime for the preparation of Bordeaux mixture, and in keeping it in good condition when it has been procured. This has resulted in the use of slaked, or partially slaked, lime for the purpose, with the result that an inferior mixture has been produced. Instead of resorting in this difficulty to expensive and unsatisfactory commercial preparations, it may be suggested that the use of Burgundy mixture, in which the lime is replaced by sodium carbonate (washing soda) offers an alternative that is likely to give excellent results.
1915 December 4, “Burgundy mixture as a substitute for Bordeaux mixture”, in The Agricultural News: A Fortnightly Review of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies, volume 14, number 355, Barbados, page 398:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quicklimes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
calcium hydroxide · limewater · milk of lime · slaked lime
Hypernyms
Synonyms
unhydrated lime · anhydrous lime · burnt lime · caustic lime
Translations (68)
cy calch brwd (calcium oxide) · cmn 石灰 (calcium oxide) · ml നീറ്റുകക്ക (calcium oxide) · sq gëlqere (calcium oxide) · et põletatud lubi (calcium oxide) · nb brent kalk (calcium oxide) · ce кир (calcium oxide) · sv osläckt kalk (calcium oxide) · ga aol beo (calcium oxide) · pt cal virgem (calcium oxide) · de ungelöschter Kalk (calcium oxide) · de Calciumoxid (calcium oxide) · io kalko (calcium oxide) · ro var (calcium oxide) · fi kalkki (calcium oxide) · hy կիր (calcium oxide) · uk ва́пно (calcium oxide) · tr yanmış kireç (calcium oxide) · ca calç (calcium oxide) · cs vápno (calcium oxide) · da kalk (calcium oxide) · de gebrannter Kalk (calcium oxide) · tr kalsiyum oksit (calcium oxide) · bg негасена вар (calcium oxide) · eo kalko (calcium oxide) · nb kalsiumoksid (calcium oxide) · lzz კირი (calcium oxide) · sv kalk (calcium oxide) · nb ulesket kalk (calcium oxide) · de Ätzkalk (calcium oxide) · fr chaux vive (calcium oxide) · grc ἄσβεστος (calcium oxide) · inh кир (calcium oxide) · ka კირი (calcium oxide) · ru жжёная и́звесть (calcium oxide) · pt cal viva (calcium oxide) · ko 생석회, saengseoghoe (calcium oxide) · is kalk (calcium oxide) · ru негашёная и́звесть (calcium oxide) · be ва́пна (calcium oxide) · de Kalkerde (calcium oxide) · uk негашене ва́пно (calcium oxide) · uk палене ва́пно (calcium oxide) · mk вар (calcium oxide) · sc calchína (calcium oxide) · pl wapno niegaszone (calcium oxide) · ca calcina (calcium oxide) · tr sönmemiş kireç (calcium oxide) · sc carcína (calcium oxide) · nl ongebluste kalk (calcium oxide) · hu oltatlan/égetett mész (calcium oxide) · ja 石灰 (calcium oxide) · pl wapno (calcium oxide) · sh vapno (calcium oxide) · it calce viva (calcium oxide) · es cal (calcium oxide) · cs pálené vápno (calcium oxide) · hi अनबुझा चूना (calcium oxide) · ro var nestins (calcium oxide) · gu કળીચૂનો (calcium oxide) · et kustutamata lubi (calcium oxide) · sv bränd kalk (calcium oxide) · lv kaļķis (calcium oxide) · es cal viva (calcium oxide) · sh вапно (calcium oxide) · ta சுண்ணாம்பு (calcium oxide) · de Branntkalk (calcium oxide) · pl wapno palone (calcium oxide)