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    CALCINED LIME

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxideplay

    Synonyms:

    burnt lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide; calx; fluxing lime; lime; quicklime; unslaked lime

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("calcined lime" is a kind of...):

    oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

    Meronyms (substance of "calcined lime"):

    atomic number 20; Ca; calcium (a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals)

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