Calx

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Calx \Calx\, n.; pl. E. {Calxes}, L. {Calces}. [L. Calx, calcis.
     limestone; cf. Gr. ? gravel. ?, ?, pebble, Skr. ? gravel, Ir.
     carraic rock Gael. carraig, W. careg, stone. Cf. {Chalk}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Chem.)
        (a) Quicklime. [Obs.]


        (b) The substance which remains when a metal or mineral
            has been subjected to calcination or combustion by
            heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine
            powder.
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     Note: Metallic calxes are now called oxides.
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     2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calx
       n : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
           hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calcined
           lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]
       [also: {calces} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "calx":
     ash, ashes, brand, carbon, charcoal, cinder, clinker, coal, coke,
     coom, dross, fume, lava, reek, scoria, slag, smoke, smudge, smut,
     soot, sullage