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quick·lime (kwik′līm′)

noun

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

Etymology: ME quykke lyme, based on L calx viva

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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