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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calx \Calx\, n.; pl E. {Calxes}, L. {Calces}. [L. Calx, calcis.
limestone; cf Gr ? gravel. ?, ?, pebble, Skr. ? gravel, Ir
carraic rock Gael. carraig W. careg, stone. Cf {Chalk}.]
1. (Chem.)
a Quicklime. [Obs.]
b 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.
Note: Metallic calxes are now called oxides.
2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
calx
n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calcined
lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]
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