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calx
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What does calx mean?
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| calx - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | ||
| calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime | ||
| oxide any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical | ||
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- calx (Noun)
The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston. - calx (Noun)
Now recognised as being the oxide left after calcination of a metal. - calx (Noun)
calcium oxide .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- calx (n.)
Quicklime. - calx (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. - calx (n.)
Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐
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calx
kalks, n. chalk or lime: the substance of a metal or mineral which remains after being subjected to violent heat:โpl. Calxes (kalkโฒsฤz), or Calces (kalโฒsฤz). [L. calx, lime.]
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๐ค- calx, noun, singular of calxes.
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