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quicklime

/kwik-lahym/US // ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm //UK // (ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm) //

生石灰,熟石灰,消石灰,循环石灰

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : lime.

Examples

  • It was the custom to bury in quicklime in the prison yard the bodies of all the prisoners who died while in custody.

  • Rhusma, rus′ma, n. a mixture of quicklime and orpiment, used as a depilatory.

  • Sulphur and quicklime, separate or combined, dug into the soil around the vines, is a preventive.

  • Ashes or quicklime, sprinkled over the leaves when they are wet with dew or rain, is an effectual remedy.

  • They were then to be placed in a sack filled with quicklime.