quicklime

About 0.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
2. verb To treat (something) with quicklime.

Similar words

lime calcium oxide calx burnt lime calcined lime fluxing lime unslaked lime slaked lime quick lime dolime

Often followed by

and is in or to with was for on

Word family

quicklimes