calcium-oxide

cal·ci·um-ox·ide

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Definitions of calcium-oxide word

noun calcium-oxide Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium. 1
noun calcium-oxide a calcium compound for improving crops grown in soils deficient in lime. 1
noun calcium-oxide birdlime. 1
verb with object calcium-oxide to treat (soil) with lime or compounds of calcium. 1
verb with object calcium-oxide to smear (twigs, branches, etc.) with birdlime. 1
verb with object calcium-oxide to catch with or as if with birdlime. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English, Old English līm; cognate with Dutch lijm, German Leim, Old Norse līm glue, Latin līmus slime; akin to loam

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