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  • 1Calcium carbonate — Calcium carbonate …

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  • 2Calcium — (pronEng|ˈkælsiəm) is the chemical element with the symbol Ca and atomic number 20. It has an atomic mass of 40.078. Calcium is a soft grey alkaline earth metal, and is the fifth most abundant element by mass in the Earth s crust. Calcium is also …

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  • 3Quicklime — Quick lime, n. [See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th {Lime}, 2. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4quicklime — ► NOUN ▪ a white caustic alkaline substance consisting of calcium oxide, obtained by heating limestone …

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  • 5quicklime — [kwik′līm΄] n. [ME quykke lyme, based on L calx viva] a product consisting chiefly of calcium oxide, obtained by roasting limestone, marble, shells, etc.; unslaked lime …

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  • 6quicklime — calcium oxide CaO …

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  • 7Calcium oxide — Chembox new Name = Calcium Oxide ImageFile = Calcium oxide 3D vdW.png ImageSize = 200px ImageName = Calcium oxide IUPACName = Calcium Oxide Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = CaO MolarMass = 56.077 g/mol Appearance = White solid Density =… …

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  • 8quicklime — Lime Lime, n. [AS. l[=i]m; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG. l[=i]m, Icel. l[=i]m, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud, linere to smear, and E. loam. [root]126. Cf. {Loam}, {Liniment}.] 1. Birdlime. [1913 Webster] Like the lime That foolish birds are… …

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  • 9calcium — /kal see euhm/, n. Chem., Biol. a silver white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element… …

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  • 10Calcium hydroxide — Chembox new Name = Calcium hydroxide ImageFile = Calcium hydroxide.jpg ImageSize = 200px ImageName = Calcium hydroxide IUPACName = Calcium hydroxide OtherNames = Cal, calcium(II) hydroxide, hydrated lime, milk of lime, pickling lime, slaked lime… …

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