quicklime

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English quyk lym; equivalent to quick +‎ lime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/ === Noun === quicklime (countable and uncountable, plural quicklimes) Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water. Synonyms: anhydrous lime, burnt lime, caustic lime, unhydrated lime Hypernym: lime (elliptically synonymous in some contexts) Coordinate terms: slaked lime, calcium hydroxide; limewater, milk of lime ==== Translations ==== === Verb === quicklime (third-person singular simple present quicklimes, present participle quickliming, simple past and past participle quicklimed) (transitive) To treat (something) with quicklime. === See also === limelight