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quicklime

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɪklaɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwik′līm′)

quick•lime /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/USA pronunciation n.

Chemistrylime¹.

quick•lime (kwik′līm′),USA pronunciation n.

Chemistrylime¹ (def. 1).

1350–1400; Middle English quyk lym, translation Latin calx vīva; see quick, lime¹

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quicklime /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/ n

another name for calcium oxide

Etymology: 15th Century: from quick (in the archaic sense: living) + lime¹

'quicklime' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Bordeaux mixture - calcium oxide - lime - limekiln - calcium carbide

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