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quicklime

The correct spelling is quicklime.

How to pronounce quicklime

noun

Say it like: Kwi-kli-me

The correct spelling is quicklime. Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.

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noun

  1. 1.Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.

verb

  1. 1.To treat with quicklime.

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