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Explore Quicklime through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like lime or calx. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Quicklime in a sentence

Quicklime meaning

Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.

Synonyms of Quicklime

calcium oxide lime calx calcined lime fluxing lime unslaked lime burnt lime oxide

Related words

Other words often associated with Quicklime or its synonyms:

citrus hydroxide compound

Using Quicklime

  • The main meaning on this page is: Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
  • Useful related words include: calcium oxide, lime, calx, calcined lime.

Context around Quicklime

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

arsenic 1× produce 1×

Sentence patterns with Quicklime

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

bags and quicklime a chemical 1× of arsenic quicklime and alkaline 1× police with quicklime they had 1× to produce quicklime has been 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

calcination equilibrium calcination 1× the ingredients for 1× they scrambled over 1× they were suspected 1×

Common sentence endings:

group rnd reported 1× over the world 1× tubes and bottles 1× with hot water 1×

Words around Quicklime

Just before it in the word index:

quickley 32 quicking 2 quickies 4 quickie 26 quickfire 37 quickest 210

Just after it in the word index:

quickline 2 quicklisp 2 quicklogic 4 quickly 13.340 quickmd 2 quickness 89

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Quicklime

  • In this selection, "quicklime" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, arsenic and produce stand out and add context to how "quicklime" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bags and quicklime a chemical and of arsenic quicklime and alkaline. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "quicklime" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with quicklime

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

They scrambled over 'all of a sudden, with much violence,' and some attacked police with quicklime they had in tubes and bottles. (22 words)

Calcination equilibrium Calcination of limestone using charcoal fires to produce quicklime has been practiced since antiquity by cultures all over the world. (22 words)

The ingredients for a recipe given in 1871 included sulphuret of arsenic, quicklime and alkaline lye, to be applied on the face and washed off with hot water. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

They were suspected of planning to murder a number of leftwing and pro-migrant figures after ordering body bags and quicklime, a chemical often spread at mass grave sites, regional newspaper group RND reported. (34 words)

The ingredients for a recipe given in 1871 included sulphuret of arsenic, quicklime and alkaline lye, to be applied on the face and washed off with hot water. (28 words)

They scrambled over 'all of a sudden, with much violence,' and some attacked police with quicklime they had in tubes and bottles. (22 words)

Example sentences (4)

The ingredients for a recipe given in 1871 included sulphuret of arsenic, quicklime and alkaline lye, to be applied on the face and washed off with hot water.

They were suspected of planning to murder a number of leftwing and pro-migrant figures after ordering body bags and quicklime, a chemical often spread at mass grave sites, regional newspaper group RND reported.

They scrambled over 'all of a sudden, with much violence,' and some attacked police with quicklime they had in tubes and bottles.

Calcination equilibrium Calcination of limestone using charcoal fires to produce quicklime has been practiced since antiquity by cultures all over the world.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "quicklime" in a sentence?
An example: "The ingredients for a recipe given in 1871 included sulphuret of arsenic, quicklime and alkaline lye, to be applied on the face and washed off with hot water." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "quicklime" from authentic English texts.
What does "quicklime" mean?
Quicklime means: Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
What are synonyms of "quicklime"?
Common synonyms of "quicklime" include: calcium oxide, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime, oxide.
How many example sentences with "quicklime" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "quicklime", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.