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calx
n.
lime
Calx
Calx (From Arabic "کلس") is a residual substance, sometimes in the form of a fine powder, that is left when a
metal or
mineral combusts or is
calcinated due to heat.
calx
Noun
1. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
(synonym) calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime
(hypernym) oxide
(substance-meronym) calcium, Ca, atomic number 20
Calx
(n.)
The substance which remains when a metal or mineral has been subjected to calcination or combustion by heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine powder.
(n.)
Quicklime.
(n.)
Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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limestone| lime; chalk| goal| goal-line (chalk mark)| end of life; game piece
