cal — meaning in English

English meaning

• calx 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).
• lime noun A small, round, green citrus fruit with a sharp, tart flavor.

Senses

cal is used for these senses in English:

• lime (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
• quicklime Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.

calx — full definition

1. 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).
2. 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.

lime — full definition

1. noun A small, round, green citrus fruit with a sharp, tart flavor.
2. noun A bright, slightly yellowish-green color.
3. noun Calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide, used in construction, farming, and industry.
4. noun A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, also called the linden — unrelated to the citrus tree.
5. verb To treat soil or material with lime (the mineral).

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