quicklime
English
noun
Definitions
- calcium Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English quyk lym compound from English quick (living) + English lime (mineral).
Origin
English
lime
Gloss
mineral
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Limedale English
- belime English
- birdlime English
- brooklime English
- delime English
- lime English
- lime disease English
- lime-twig English
- limeade English
- limejuice English
- limekiln English
- limeless English
- limelight English
- limelike English
- limerod English
- limescale English
- limestone English
- limetwig English
- limewash English
- limewater English
- limewood English
- limeworks English
- limey English
- limeyard English
- limy English
- nitrolime English
- overlime English
- overquick English
- quick English
- quick bread English
- quick-freeze English
- quick-sighted English
- quick-witted English
- quickbeam English
- quickdraw English
- quicken English
- quickhatch English
- quickie English
- quickish English
- quicklike English
- quickly English
- quickness English
- quickplay English
- quicksand English
- quicksave English
- quickscope English
- quickselect English
- quicksighted English
- quicksilver English
- quicksmart English
- quicksome English
- quicksort English
- quickstart English
- quickstep English
- quickwater English
- quickwitted English
- quickwork English
- quicky English
- relime English
- superquick English
- ultraquick English
- unlime English
- unquick English
- whitelime English
- lime French
- lima Spanish, Castilian
- ライム Japanese
- lyme Middle English
- quik Middle English
- quyk lym Middle English
- ليم Arabic
- quik Ido
- 萊姆 Chinese
- 라임 Korean
- ļaim̧ Marshallese
- kwik Tok Pisin
- laim Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- limy
- lime
- limey
- quick
- relime
- quicky
- unlime
- belime
- delime
- quicken
- unquick
- limeade
- limerod
- quickly
- quickie
- limelike
- limeless
- limekiln
- limeyard
- Limedale
- limewash
- birdlime
- overlime
- limetwig
- limewood
- quickish
- quicksort
- limelight
- quickdraw
- quickwork
- lime-twig
- quickstep
- limeworks
- quickplay
- nitrolime
- quicksand
- whitelime
- quicksome
- limewater
- quicklike
- limestone
- quickness
- quicksave
- overquick
- limejuice
- brooklime
- quickbeam
- limescale
- superquick
- ultraquick
- quicksmart
- quickhatch
- quickwater
- quickscope
- quickstart
- quicksilver
- quick bread
- quickwitted
- quickselect
- quicksighted
- quick-witted
- lime disease
- quick-freeze
- quick-sighted