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Calx is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like quicklime or lime. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Calx in a sentence

Calx meaning

  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 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.

Synonyms of Calx

calcium oxide quicklime lime calcined lime fluxing lime unslaked lime burnt lime oxide

Related words

Other words often associated with Calx or its synonyms:

hydroxide compound citrus

Using Calx

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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). | 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.
  • Useful related words include: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calcined lime.

Context around Calx

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

blue 1× mercury 1× lime 1× red 1×

Often after:

genitive 1× nor 1×

Sentence patterns with Calx

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and blue calx is one 1× calx was later 1× charcoal the calx again took 1× for lime calx genitive calcis 1× from mercury calx 1× reports on calx 1× the red calx of mercury 1× yield a calx nor could 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after returning from 1× and blue calx 1× calx was later 1× etymology calcite is 1× in october the 1× when air had 1×

Common sentence endings:

air support life 1× from mercury calx 1× insomniac to sleep 1× regenerated the metal 1× replaced by oxyd 1× reports on calx 1×

Words around Calx

Just before it in the word index:

calwell 11 calw 3 calvus 2 calvo 26 calvisius 2 calvinus 4

Just after it in the word index:

calypso 68 calypsocookie 6 calypsonian 7 calypsonians 8 calypsos 3 calyrex 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Calx

  • In this selection, "calx" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, blue, mercury, lime, genitive and nor stand out and add context to how "calx" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and blue calx is one and calx was later. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "calx" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with calx

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Calx was later replaced by oxyd. (6 words)

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on CALX. (11 words)

After returning from Paris, Priestley took up once again his investigation of the air from mercury calx. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

In October the English chemist Joseph Priestley visited Paris, where he met Lavoisier and told him of the air which he had produced by heating the red calx of mercury with a burning glass and which had supported combustion with extreme vigor. (42 words)

When air had become completely phlogisticated it would no longer serve to support combustion of any material, nor would a metal heated in it yield a calx; nor could phlogisticated air support life. (33 words)

Etymology Calcite is derived from the German Calcit, a term coined in the 19th century from the Latin word for lime, calx (genitive calcis) with the suffix -ite used to name minerals. (32 words)

Example sentences (8)

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on CALX.

And Blue Calx is one of the dreamiest tracks on the double album – an airy melody underpinned by a gentle rhythm that could lull even the most defiant insomniac to sleep.

After returning from Paris, Priestley took up once again his investigation of the air from mercury calx.

Calx was later replaced by oxyd.

Etymology Calcite is derived from the German Calcit, a term coined in the 19th century from the Latin word for lime, calx (genitive calcis) with the suffix -ite used to name minerals.

In October the English chemist Joseph Priestley visited Paris, where he met Lavoisier and told him of the air which he had produced by heating the red calx of mercury with a burning glass and which had supported combustion with extreme vigor.

When air had become completely phlogisticated it would no longer serve to support combustion of any material, nor would a metal heated in it yield a calx; nor could phlogisticated air support life.

When the oxide was heated with a substance rich in phlogiston, such as charcoal, the calx again took up phlogiston and regenerated the metal.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "calx" in a sentence?
An example: "A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on CALX." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "calx" from authentic English texts.
What does "calx" mean?
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).
What are synonyms of "calx"?
Common synonyms of "calx" include: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime, oxide.
How many example sentences with "calx" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "calx", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.