calx

[ kalks ]

/ kælks /

noun, plural calx·es, cal·ces [kal-seez]. /ˈkæl siz/.

the oxide or ashy substance that remains after metals, minerals, etc., have been thoroughly roasted or burned.

lime¹ (def. 1).

Origin of calx

1350–1400; late Middle English <Latin: lime; replacing Middle English cals<Old French <Latin

Words nearby calx

Calvin, John, Calvino, calvities, calvous, calvus, calx, calyces, calyciform, calycine, calycle, calyculate

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Example sentences from the Web for calx

But at a later time it was proved that iron was also produced by heating the calx of iron with carbon.
Heroes of Science|M. M. Pattison Muir
In this case no red sublimate arose as customarily takes place with that calx which is prepared by the acid of nitre.
Discovery of Oxygen, Part 2|Carl Wilhelm Scheele
To deny this would be equivalent to a denial that the Latin verb calcare came from calx, 'the heel.'
Notes and Queries, Number 233, April 15, 1854|Various
The calx of cobalt is of a deep blue colour, which, when fused, makes the blue glass called smalt.
Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry|Joseph Priestley

All transparent enamels are made opaque by the addition of calx, which is a mixture of tin and lead calcined.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for calx

calx

/ (kælks) /

noun plural calxes or calces (ˈkælsiːz)

the powdery metallic oxide formed when an ore or mineral is roasted

another name for calcium oxide

anatomy the heel

Word Origin for calx

C15: from Latin: lime, from Greek khalix pebble

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Medical definitions for calx

calx

[ kălks ]

n. pl. calx•es

The crumbly residue left after a mineral or metal has been calcined or roasted.

The posterior rounded extremity of the foot; the heel.

单词	calx
释义	calx [ kalks ] / kælks / noun, plural calx·es, cal·ces [kal-seez]. /ˈkæl siz/. the oxide or ashy substance that remains after metals, minerals, etc., have been thoroughly roasted or burned. lime¹ (def. 1). Origin of calx 1350–1400; late Middle English <Latin: lime; replacing Middle English cals<Old French <Latin Words nearby calx Calvin, John, Calvino, calvities, calvous, calvus, calx, calyces, calyciform, calycine, calycle, calyculate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calx But at a later time it was proved that iron was also produced by heating the calx of iron with carbon. Heroes of Science\|M. M. Pattison Muir In this case no red sublimate arose as customarily takes place with that calx which is prepared by the acid of nitre. Discovery of Oxygen, Part 2\|Carl Wilhelm Scheele To deny this would be equivalent to a denial that the Latin verb calcare came from calx, 'the heel.' Notes and Queries, Number 233, April 15, 1854\|Various The calx of cobalt is of a deep blue colour, which, when fused, makes the blue glass called smalt. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry\|Joseph Priestley All transparent enamels are made opaque by the addition of calx, which is a mixture of tin and lead calcined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for calx calx / (kælks) / noun plural calxes or calces (ˈkælsiːz) the powdery metallic oxide formed when an ore or mineral is roasted another name for calcium oxide anatomy the heel Word Origin for calx C15: from Latin: lime, from Greek khalix pebble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for calx calx [ kălks ] n. pl. calx•es The crumbly residue left after a mineral or metal has been calcined or roasted. The posterior rounded extremity of the foot; the heel. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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