Thesaurus: calx

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1. n. Quicklime.
2. n. The substance which remains when a metal or mineral has been subjected to calcination or combustion by heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine powder.
3. n. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
4. n. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
5. 1. (Chem.) (a) Quicklime. [Obs.] (b) The substance which remains when a metal or mineral has been subjected to calcination or combustion by heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine powder. Note: Metallic calxes are now called oxides. 2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
6. Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx; -- appliedto a subclass of dicotyledonous plants in the system of the Frenchbotanist Candolle.
7. n a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide