Medical

quicklime

Also found in: Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

quick·lime

(kwik'līm),
Unslaked lime. See: lime (2).
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Mentioned in
References in periodicals archive
In the late 1870s Jackson financed the construction of the first kilns in the town, thus initiating systematic quicklime production, an industrial commodity for which the town would gradually achieve fame.
Dewatering the sludge before quicklime addition significantly reduces lime usage.
All one can do is list a few randomly chosen examples, thus, one finds Broodkass identified along with Coffee creamer, Egg spaghetti, Gas law, Lime [material (calcium oxide; quicklime)], Muscovy duck, Pouchong, Semitendinosus, Sugar - preserving, Urase and Wensleydale cheese.
Make your own Bordeaux mixture with 9oz of copper sulphate, 6oz of quicklime in five gallons of water.
One of the lorries spilled quicklime over the road so the motorway was shut in both directions while a clean-up operation was put in place.
For thousands of years it was women who worried about being too hairy - and in 4,000BC women were using depilatory creams made from arsenic, quicklime and starch.
Inside, is a heat engine with the chemical, quicklime.
The bodies of those hanged at the now decommissioned jail were normally carried to their final resting place in a makeshift coffin filled with quicklime.
It also produces and sells quicklime for use in mining operations.
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.