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quicklime

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/Part of speech nounSorted ceiiklmquStarts with QEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle English quyk lym; equivalent to quick + lime.

Used in a sentence

  • The Warders strutted up and down, / And kept their herd of brutes, / Their uniforms were spick and span, / And they wore their Sunday suits, / But we knew the work they had been at, / By the quicklime on their boots.

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