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for Calx
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Calx \Calx\, n.; pl. E. Calxes, L. Calces. [L. Calx, calcis.
limestone; cf. Gr. ? gravel. ?, ?, pebble, Skr. ? gravel, Ir.
carraic rock Gael. carraig, W. careg, stone. Cf. Chalk.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Metallic calxes are now called oxides.
[1913 Webster]
2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
calx
n 1: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime,
calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime,
burnt lime]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "calx":
ash, ashes, brand, carbon, charcoal, cinder, clinker, coal, coke,
coom, dross, fume, lava, reek, scoria, slag, smoke, smudge, smut,
soot, sullage
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