Quicklime
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Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when
wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2.Quicklime meaning & definition 1 of Quicklime.
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a round fruit containing a lot of juice that is sour like a lemon but smaller and green, or the small tree on which this fruit grows
Quicklime meaning & definition 2 of Quicklime.
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A white caustic alkaline substance consisting of calcium oxide, which is obtained by heating limestone and which combines with water with the production of much heat; lime.
Quicklime meaning & definition 3 of Quicklime.