Found 2 items, similar to Quicklime.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: quicklime quicklime n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, lime, calx, calcined lime , fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Quicklime Quicklime \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]