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calcium oxide Definition

calcium oxide

noun

a white, soft, caustic solid, CaO, prepared by heating calcium carbonate; lime: used in making mortar and plaster, in ceramics, etc.

calcium oxide Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • produce: Heating limestone to a high temperature in a limekiln produces calcium oxide ( quicklime, a strong alkali ).

Adjective modifier

  • base: Another important reaction of sulfur dioxide is with the base calcium oxide to form calcium sulfite ( calcium sulphate(IV ) ).

Modifies a noun

  • desiccant: The Humber works manufactures two important product ranges - the Multisperse® range of elastomer bound dispersions and the Caloxol® range of calcium oxide desiccants.