quick lime

A form of quicklime — Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.

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Meanings

nounquick lime (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of quicklime.
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APA

quick lime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick%20lime

MLA

“quick lime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick%20lime. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quick lime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick%20lime.

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