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Calcium Oxide

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Noun

1. burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, lime, quicklime, unslaked lime

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Calcium Oxide

see synonyms of calcium oxide
noun
a white crystalline base used in the production of calcium hydroxide and bleaching powder and in the manufacture of glass, paper, and steel. Formula: CaO
. Also called: lime, quicklime, calx, burnt lime, calcined lime, fluxing lime

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Calcium Oxide

see synonyms of calcium oxide
a white, soft, caustic solid, CaO, prepared by heating calcium carbonate; lime: used in making mortar and plaster, in ceramics, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Calcium Oxide

see synonyms of calcium oxide
n.
A white, caustic, lumpy powder, CaO, used as a refractory, as a flux, in glassmaking, in waste treatment, in insecticides, as an industrial alkali, and in manufacturing steel, paper, and building materials. Also called calx, lime3, quicklime.

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