quicklime

(kwik′līm′)

noun

a product consisting chiefly of calcium oxide, obtained by roasting limestone, marble, shells, etc.; unslaked lime

Origin: ME quykke lyme, based on L calx viva

See quicklime in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See lime³.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English qwyke lyme, living lime (translation of Latin calx vīva)

Origin: : quick, qwyke, living; see quick

Origin: + lime, lyme, lime; see lime³

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