quicklime

[ kwik-lahym ]

noun

1. lime ²( def 1 ).

quicklime

/ ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm /

noun

1. another name for calcium oxide

Word History and Origins

Origin of quicklime¹

1350–1400; Middle English quyk lym, translation Latin calx vīva; quick, lime ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of quicklime¹

C15: from quick (in the archaic sense: living) + lime ¹

Example Sentences

It was the custom to bury in quicklime in the prison yard the bodies of all the prisoners who died while in custody.

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Rhusma, rus′ma, n. a mixture of quicklime and orpiment, used as a depilatory.

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Sulphur and quicklime, separate or combined, dug into the soil around the vines, is a preventive.

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Ashes or quicklime, sprinkled over the leaves when they are wet with dew or rain, is an effectual remedy.

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They were then to be placed in a sack filled with quicklime.

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