quicklime

n.
See lime³ (sense ).

[Middle English qwyke lyme, living lime (translation of Latin calx vīva) : quick, qwyke, living; see quick + lime, lyme, lime; see lime³.]

[Ma]

A white caustic alkaline substance (calcium oxide) used in making mortar. It is made by heating or burning limestone in a limekiln.

Calcium oxide, called also unslaked lime.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
  Synonyms: calcium oxide, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ulæsket kalk

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongebluste kalk

Français (French)
n. - chaux vive

Deutsch (German)
n. - ungelöschter Kalk, Ätzkalk

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άσβηστος ασβέστης

Italiano (Italian)
calce viva

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cal virgem (f)

Русский (Russian)
негашеная известь

Español (Spanish)
n. - cal viva

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - osläckt kalk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生石灰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 生石灰

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 생석회

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 生石灰

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جير حي, الكلس الخام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סיד חי‬

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