quicklime

pronunciation

How to pronounce quicklime in British English: UK [ˈkwɪklaɪm]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

Word Origin

quicklime (n.)
late 14c., from quick (adj.) "living" + lime (n.1). A loan-translation of Latin calx viva. So called perhaps for being unquenched, or for the vigorousness of its qualities; compare Old English cwicfyr "sulfur."

Example

1. Miners are finished extracting coal here , and the sides of the tunnel have been sprayed with quicklime to suppress explosive coal dust .
2. The supply of quicklime desiccant , desiccant silica gel desiccant environmental protection plant .

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