Quick'lime, n.
[See LIME.] (Chem.) The protoxide of calcium; any carbonate of lime, as chalk, limestone, oyster-shells, &c., deprived of its carbonic acid and aqueous matter, by exposure to intense heat.
[See LIME.] (Chem.) The protoxide of calcium; any carbonate of lime, as chalk, limestone, oyster-shells, &c., deprived of its carbonic acid and aqueous matter, by exposure to intense heat.