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Calcium oxide   /kˈælsiəm ˈɑksˌaɪd/   Listen
Calcium oxide

noun
1.
A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide.  Synonyms: burnt lime, calcined lime, calx, fluxing lime, lime, quicklime, unslaked lime.





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... who are familiar with glass making may receive some help at this point by remembering that the various glasses are silicates, for they are made by melting sand (which is nearly pure oxide of silicon) with various metallic oxides. With lime (calcium oxide) and soda (which yields sodium oxide) we get soda-lime glass (common window glass). Lead oxide being added to the mixture a dense, very brilliant, but soft glass (flint glass) results. Cut glass dishes and "paste" ...
— A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public • Frank Bertram Wade


Words linked to "Calcium oxide" :   ca, calcium, atomic number 20, oxide


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