quicklime

[ kwik-lahym ]

/ ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm /

noun

lime¹ (def. 1).

Origin of quicklime

1350–1400; Middle English quyk lym, translation Latin calx vīva;see quick, lime¹

Words nearby quicklime

quick-freeze, quick grass, quickhatch, quickie, quick kick, quicklime, quickly, quick march, quick off the mark, quick on the draw, quick on the uptake

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Example sentences from the Web for quicklime

Whenever the furnace is cooled, so that the stone can attract moisture from the atmosphere, it falls into quicklime.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
How was he to get the quicklime into the vault, and Drood, alive, out of the vault?
The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot|Andrew Lang
A quantity of quicklime was thrown in with the body to destroy all identification.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2|Arthur Griffiths
Of the sick troops from 12 to 1,500 per day were buried without the town, and quicklime thrown in.
Before and after Waterloo|Edward Stanley

The foreign community was set free, and the drug destroyed by being mixed with quicklime.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for quicklime

quicklime

/ (ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm) /

noun

another name for calcium oxide

Word Origin for quicklime

C15: from quick (in the archaic sense: living) + lime 1

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

单词	quicklime
释义	quicklime [ kwik-lahym ] / ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm / noun lime¹ (def. 1). Origin of quicklime 1350–1400; Middle English quyk lym, translation Latin calx vīva;see quick, lime¹ Words nearby quicklime quick-freeze, quick grass, quickhatch, quickie, quick kick, quicklime, quickly, quick march, quick off the mark, quick on the draw, quick on the uptake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quicklime Whenever the furnace is cooled, so that the stone can attract moisture from the atmosphere, it falls into quicklime. Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft How was he to get the quicklime into the vault, and Drood, alive, out of the vault? The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot\|Andrew Lang A quantity of quicklime was thrown in with the body to destroy all identification. The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2\|Arthur Griffiths Of the sick troops from 12 to 1,500 per day were buried without the town, and quicklime thrown in. Before and after Waterloo\|Edward Stanley The foreign community was set free, and the drug destroyed by being mixed with quicklime. Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIV\|John Lord British Dictionary definitions for quicklime quicklime / (ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm) / noun another name for calcium oxide Word Origin for quicklime C15: from quick (in the archaic sense: living) + lime 1 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
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