noun
calx
Calx (noun) 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).
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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).
"The regeneration of mercury from its calx, without addition of any other substance, had been a chief example for anti-phlogiston, but that could, as Kirwan showed, be explained in a way consistent with phlogiston theory."
— Robert E Schofield, The Enlightened Joseph Priestley (2004)
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In Eton College's wall game, the section at the end of the pitch where a shy is scored by raising the ball up the wall with one's foot.
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Etymology
Comes from Latin calx ("lime"); a doublet of cauk and chalk.
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What is the meaning of calx?
"calx" (noun) 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).
What is another word for calx?
Other words for "calx" include lime, quicklime.
What are the different meanings of calx?
"calx" has 2 main meanings: 1. 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. In Eton College's wall game, the section at the end of the pitch where a shy is scored by raising the ball up the wall with one's foot.
