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–noun, plural calx·es, cal·ces

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

2.	lime¹ (def. 1).

[Origin: 1350–1400; late ME < L: lime; r. ME cals < OF < L

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n. pl. calx·es or cal·ces (kāl'sēz')
The crumbly residue left after a mineral or metal has been calcined or roasted.

[Middle English, from Latin, lime, limestone, pebble, from Greek khalix, pebble.]

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calx
noun
a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide]

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Cal"car\, n. [L. calcaria lime kiln, fr. calx, calcis, lime. See Calx.] (Glass manuf.) A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit. --Ure.

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