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Noun: quicklime  'kwik,lIm
  1. A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
    - calcium oxide, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime

Derived forms: quicklimes

Type of: oxide

Encyclopedia: Quicklime

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