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Quicklime a. : Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2.

Example:
were can I get Quicklime in North Carolina or the equivalent to it?

Taxonomy
Calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, free encyclopedia, bodies, hydrate, mineral name, reversible, impurities, equation, metric tons, calcium hydroxide, burnt lime, hydrated lime, history of England, minerals, search, Identifiers.

Defination from the web:
quicklime, is a widely used chemical compound. ... This process is reversible, since once the quicklime product has cooled, it immediately begins to absorb carbon dioxide from the air, until, ... 

synonyms
  (noun) calcium oxide
  (noun) lime
  (noun) calx
  (noun) calcined lime
  (noun) fluxing lime
  (noun) unslaked lime
  (noun) burnt lime
  (noun) oxide


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