calx in Polish
calx in Polish is popiół — calx means the substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation).
calx in Polish
What does "calx" mean?
- noun The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation).
- noun In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot.
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What is "calx" in Polish?
"calx" in Polish is popiół. calx means: The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation).