quicklime

Etymology

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

noun

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

verb

  1. (transitive) To treat with quicklime.

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