quicklime
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of quicklime
1350–1400; Middle English quyk lym, translation Latin calx vīva; see quick, lime 2
Example Sentences
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Now, researchers say they have figured out why Roman concrete remains so resilient: Quicklime used in the mix may have given the material self-healing properties.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 5, 2023
Quicklime had seared the youth's, cataract bleared the oldster's.
From Time Magazine Archive
A very strong cement for all earthenware is made by boiling slices of Skim-Milk Cheese and Water into a paste, then grinding the Quicklime in a marble mortar, or on a slab with a mallet.
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by Bogardus, C. A.
Quicklime is a cold, white, solid substance, but there is a compound of water and lime—slaked lime—which is also a solid powdery substance, called by the chemist, hydrate of lime.
From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert
Quicklime should not be used, as it dispels the greater part of the ammonia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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