QUICKLIME

Etymology

Noun

quicklime (countable and uncountable, plural quicklimes)

Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.

Synonyms

• burnt lime, caustic lime, unhydrated lime, anhydrous lime, lime

Verb

quicklime (third-person singular simple present quicklimes, present participle quickliming, simple past and past participle quicklimed)

(transitive) To treat with quicklime.

Source: Wiktionary

Quick"lime, n. Etym: [See Quick, a.] (Chem.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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