QUICKLIMES
- QUICKLIME, unslaked lime, calcium oxide [n]
- QUICKLIME [n]
- white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and ceme