quicklime

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.

Verb

To treat with quicklime.

Conceptes

calç

òxid de calci

calcina

Sinònims

lime

burnt lime

unslaked lime

calcium oxide

calcined lime

fluxing lime

calx

limestone

caustic lime

CaO

cement

ineffaceable

inextinguishable

mortar

unquenchable

burned lime

birdlime

Traduccions

cal viva

chaux vive

Ätzkalk

gebrannter Kalk

cal

calce viva

chaux

cal viva

Branntkalk

Kalkerde

cal virgem

ungelöschter Kalk

chaux calcinée

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: quyk lym

In summary

From Middle English quyk lym; equivalent to quick + lime.