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quick⋅lime

  [kwik-lahym]
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–noun
lime 1 (def. 1).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME quyk lym, trans. L calx vīva; see quick, lime 1

lime

1  [lahym] noun, verb, limed, lim⋅ing.
–noun
1. Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
2. a calcium compound for improving crops grown in soils deficient in lime.
3. birdlime.
–verb (used with object)
4. to treat (soil) with lime or compounds of calcium.
5. to smear (twigs, branches, etc.) with birdlime.
6. to catch with or as if with birdlime.
7. to paint or cover (a surface) with a composition of lime and water; whitewash: The government buildings were freshly limed.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE līm; c. D lijm, G Leim, ON līm glue, L līmus slime; akin to loam

Related forms:
limeless, adjective
limelike, adjective
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lime 3   (līm)   
n.  
    1. See calcium oxide.
    2. Any of various mineral and industrial forms of calcium oxide differing chiefly in water content and percentage of constituents such as silica, alumina, and iron. Also called quicklime.
  2. Birdlime.
tr.v.   limed, lim·ing, limes
  1. To treat with lime.
  2. To smear with birdlime.
  3. To catch or snare with or as if with birdlime.

[Middle English lim, from Old English līm, birdlime; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]
lim'y adj.
quick·lime   (kwĭk'līm')   
n.  See lime3.

[Middle English qwyke lyme, living lime (translation of Latin calx vīva) : quick, qwyke, living; see quick + lime, lyme, lime; see lime3.]
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Quicklime

Quick"lime\, n. [See Quick, a.] (Chem.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2.
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Language Translation for : quicklime
Spanish: cal viva,
German: ungelöschter Kalk,
Japanese: 生石灰
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Main Entry: quick·lime
Pronunciation: 'kwik-"lIm
Function: noun
: LIME
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