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quick·lime
(kwĭk′līm′)n.
See calcium oxide.
[Middle English qwyke lyme, living lime (translation of Latin calx vīva) : quick, qwyke, living; see quick + lime, lyme, lime; see lime3.]
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quicklime
(ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm)n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for calcium oxide
[C15: from quick (in the archaic sense: living) + lime1]
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lime1
(laɪm)n., v. limed, lim•ing. n.
1. a white or grayish white, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
2. a calcium compound for improving crops grown in soils deficient in lime.
3. birdlime.
v.t. 4. to treat (soil) with lime or compounds of calcium.
5. to smear (twigs, branches, etc.) with birdlime.
6. to catch with or as if with birdlime.
7. to paint or cover (a surface) with a composition of lime and water; whitewash.
[before 900; Old English līm, c. Middle Dutch, Old High German, Old Norse līm]
lime2
(laɪm)n.
1. the small, greenish yellow, acid fruit of a citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon.
2. the tree that bears this fruit.
3. a greenish yellow.
adj. 4. of the color lime.
5. of or made with limes.
[1615–25; < Sp lima < Arabic līmah, līm citrus fruit < Persian līmū(n)]
lime3
(laɪm)n.
the European linden, Tilia europaea.
[1615–25; unexplained variant of obsolete line, lind, Middle English, Old English lind. See linden]
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Noun | 1. | quicklime - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide 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 oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical |
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Translations
جير حَي، كِلْس غَيْر مُطْفَأ
nehašené vápno
brændt kalk
oltatlan mész
brennt kalk
nehasené vápno
sönmemiş kireç
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quicklime
n → ungelöschter Kalk
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quick
(kwik) adjective1. done, said, finished etc in a short time. a quick trip into town.
2. moving, or able to move, with speed. He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.
3. doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively. He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.
adverb quickly. quick-frozen food.
ˈquickly adverbˈquicken verb
to make or become quicker. He quickened his pace.
ˈquickness nounˈquicklime noun
lime which has not been mixed with water.
ˈquicksands noun plural (an area of) loose, wet sand that sucks in anyone or anything that stands on it.
ˈquicksilver noun mercury.
ˌquick-ˈtempered adjective easily made angry.
ˌquick-ˈwitted adjective thinking very quickly. a quick-witted policeman.
ˌquick-ˈwittedly adverbˌquick-ˈwittedness noun
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