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FLUXING LIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fluxing lime mean? 

FLUXING LIME (noun)
  The noun FLUXING LIME has 1 sense:

1. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxideplay

  Familiarity information: FLUXING LIME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLUXING LIME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

burnt lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide; calx; fluxing lime; lime; quicklime; unslaked lime

Hypernyms ("fluxing lime" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

Meronyms (substance of "fluxing lime"):

atomic number 20; Ca; calcium (a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals)


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