calx

Meaning

1. The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation).
2. In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot.

Synonyms

unslaked lime

lime

burnt lime

quicklime

calcined lime

fluxing lime

calcium oxide

metal oxide

limestone

burned lime

ashes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kælks/

Etymology

From Latin calx (“lime”). Doublet of cauk and chalk.