QUICKLIME

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

Synonyms:

burnt lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide; calx; fluxing lime; lime; quicklime; unslaked lime

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("quicklime" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

Meronyms (substance of "quicklime"):

atomic number 20; Ca; calcium (a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals)

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