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A white powderous substance, CaO, commonly known as lime or quicklime; normally made by heating calcium carbonate.
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calcium oxide — n. a white, soft, caustic solid, CaO, prepared by heating calcium carbonate; lime: used in making mortar and plaster, in ceramics, etc … English World dictionary
Calcium oxide — Chembox new Name = Calcium Oxide ImageFile = Calcium oxide 3D vdW.png ImageSize = 200px ImageName = Calcium oxide IUPACName = Calcium Oxide Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = CaO MolarMass = 56.077 g/mol Appearance = White solid Density =… … Wikipedia
calcium oxide — kalcio oksidas statusas T sritis chemija formulė CaO atitikmenys: angl. burnt lime; calcium oxide; calx; caustic lime; lime; quicklime rus. жженая известь; кальция оксид; негашеная известь; обожженная известь ryšiai: sinonimas – degtos kalkės… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
calcium oxide — noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide • Syn: ↑quicklime, ↑lime, ↑calx, ↑calcined lime, ↑fluxing lime, ↑unslaked lime, ↑burnt lime • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
calcium oxide — noun Date: 1869 a caustic solid CaO that is white when pure and that is the chief constituent of lime … New Collegiate Dictionary
calcium oxide — lime1 (def. 1). * * * … Universalium
calcium oxide — a corrosively alkaline and caustic earth, CaO, used for absorbing carbon dioxide from air, and industrially as a cheap alkali and as a base for mortar; called also calx, lime, and quicklime … Medical dictionary
calcium oxide — n. lime, soft white caustic powder … English contemporary dictionary
calcium oxide — noun a white caustic alkaline solid commonly produced in the form of quicklime. [CaO.] … English new terms dictionary
Calcium carbonate — Calcium carbonate … Wikipedia
